War And Peace
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- Paperback
1440 pages
- Release Date
6 January 2008
Summary
War and Peace: An Epic of Love, War, and Fate
At a glittering society party in St Petersburg in 1805, conversations are dominated by the prospect of war. Terror swiftly engulfs the country as Napoleon’s army marches on Russia, and the lives of three young people are changed forever.
The stories of quixotic Pierre, cynical Andrey, and impetuous Natasha interweave with a huge cast, from aristocrats and peasants to soldiers and Napoleon himself.
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Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780140447934 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0140447938 |
| Series: | Penguin Classics |
| Author: | Leo Tolstoy, Anthony Briggs, Orlando Figes |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Penguin Classics |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 1440 |
| Edition: | 1st |
| Release Date: | 6 January 2008 |
| Weight: | 965g |
| Dimensions: | 197mm x 130mm x 63mm |
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“There remains the greatest of all novelists-for what else can we call the author of War and Peace ?” - Virginia Woolf
“There remains the greatest of all novelists—for what else can we call the author of War and Peace?” —Virginia Woolf
About The Author
Leo Tolstoy
Leo Tolstoy (1828-1910) was born in Tula province and was educated privately and at Kazan University. In 1851 he went to the Caucasus, joined an artillery regiment & began his literary career. After marrying in 1862, he began writing War and Peace, which was finished in 1869. His second great work, Anna Karenina, was finished in 1876.
Professor Tony Briggs is former Professor of Russian at the University of Birmingham, and is the author of six books on Russian literature.
Professor Tony Briggs is former Professor of Russian at the University of Birmingham, has translated widely from the Russian, especially Pushkin, and is the author of several critical books on Russian literature.
Orlando Figes is Professor of History at Birkbeck and the author of A People’s Tragedy- The Russian Revolution, 1891-1924, which was awarded the Wolfson Prize for History and, most recently, Natasha’s Dance- A Cultural History of Russia.
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