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War and Peace

By Leo Tolstoy
Introduction by A.N. Wilson
Translated by Constance Garnett

By Leo Tolstoy
Introduction by A.N. Wilson
Translated by Constance Garnett

By Leo Tolstoy
Introduction by A.N. Wilson
Translated by Constance Garnett

By Leo Tolstoy
Introduction by A.N. Wilson
Translated by Constance Garnett

By Leo Tolstoy
Translated by Constance Garnett

By Leo Tolstoy
Translated by Constance Garnett

By Leo Tolstoy
Translated by Constance Garnett

By Leo Tolstoy
Translated by Constance Garnett

Part of Modern Library Classics

Part of Modern Library Classics

Part of Modern Library Classics

Mass Market Paperback $11.95

Aug 31, 2004 | 1424 Pages

Paperback $18.00

Jul 09, 2002 | 1424 Pages

Hardcover $25.95

May 17, 1994 | 1408 Pages

Ebook $11.99

Apr 11, 2012 | 1424 Pages

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    About War and Peace

    Introduction by A. N. Wilson • Nominated as one of America’s best-loved novels by PBS’s The Great American Read

    Often called the greatest novel ever written, War and Peace is at once an epic of the Napoleonic Wars, a philosophical study, and a celebration of the Russian spirit. Tolstoy’s genius is seen clearly in the multitude of characters in this massive chronicle—all of them fully realized and equally memorable. Out of this complex narrative emerges a profound examination of the individual’s place in the historical process, one that makes it clear why Thomas Mann praised Tolstoy for his Homeric powers and placed War and Peace in the same category as the Iliad: “To read him . . . is to find one’ s way home . . . to everything within us that is fundamental and sane.”

    About War and Peace

    Nominated as one of America’s best-loved novels by PBS’s The Great American Read

    Often called the greatest novel ever written, War and Peace is at once an epic of the Napoleonic Wars, a philosophical study, and a celebration of the Russian spirit. Tolstoy’s genius is seen clearly in the multitude of characters in this massive chronicle—all of them fully realized and equally memorable. Out of this complex narrative emerges a profound examination of the individual’s place in the historical process, one that makes it clear why Thomas Mann praised Tolstoy for his Homeric powers and placed War and Peace in the same category as the Iliad: “To read him . . . is to find one’ s way home . . . to everything within us that is fundamental and sane.”

    About War and Peace

    Nominated as one of America’s best-loved novels by PBS’s The Great American Read

    Often called the greatest novel ever written, War and Peace is at once an epic of the Napoleonic Wars, a philosophical study, and a celebration of the Russian spirit. Tolstoy’s genius is seen clearly in the multitude of characters in this massive chronicle—all of them fully realized and equally memorable. Out of this complex narrative emerges a profound examination of the individual’s place in the historical process, one that makes it clear why Thomas Mann praised Tolstoy for his Homeric powers and placed War and Peace in the same category as the Iliad: “To read him . . . is to find one’ s way home . . . to everything within us that is fundamental and sane.”

    About War and Peace

    Nominated as one of America’s best-loved novels by PBS’s The Great American Read

    Often called the greatest novel ever written, War and Peace is at once an epic of the Napoleonic Wars, a philosophical study, and a celebration of the Russian spirit. Tolstoy’s genius is seen clearly in the multitude of characters in this massive chronicle—all of them fully realized and equally memorable. Out of this complex narrative emerges a profound examination of the individual’s place in the historical process, one that makes it clear why Thomas Mann praised Tolstoy for his Homeric powers and placed War and Peace in the same category as the Iliad: “To read him . . . is to find one’ s way home . . . to everything within us that is fundamental and sane.”

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    About Leo Tolstoy

    Leo Tolstoy (1828–1910) was born in central Russia. After serving in the Crimean War, he retired to his estate and devoted himself to writing, farming, and raising his large family. His novels and outspoken social polemics brought him world fame.

    About Leo Tolstoy

    Leo Tolstoy (1828–1910) was born in central Russia. After serving in the Crimean War, he retired to his estate and devoted himself to writing, farming, and raising his large family. His novels and outspoken social polemics brought him world fame.

    About Leo Tolstoy

    Leo Tolstoy (1828–1910) was born in central Russia. After serving in the Crimean War, he retired to his estate and devoted himself to writing, farming, and raising his large family. His novels and outspoken social polemics brought him world fame.

    About Leo Tolstoy

    Leo Tolstoy (1828–1910) was born in central Russia. After serving in the Crimean War, he retired to his estate and devoted himself to writing, farming, and raising his large family. His novels and outspoken social polemics brought him world fame.

    Product Details

    Category: Fiction Classics | Literary Fiction | Military Fiction

    Mass Market Paperback | $11.95
    Published by Modern Library
    Aug 31, 2004 | 1424 Pages | 4-3/16 x 6-7/8 | ISBN 9780345472403

    Category: Fiction Classics | Literary Fiction | Military Fiction

    Paperback | $18.00
    Published by Modern Library
    Jul 09, 2002 | 1424 Pages | 5-3/16 x 8 | ISBN 9780375760648

    Category: Fiction Classics | Literary Fiction | Military Fiction

    Hardcover | $25.95
    Published by Modern Library
    May 17, 1994 | 1408 Pages | 5-3/8 x 8 | ISBN 9780679600848

    Category: Fiction Classics | Literary Fiction | Military Fiction

    Ebook | $11.99
    Published by Modern Library
    Apr 11, 2012 | 1424 Pages | ISBN 9780307820396

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