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War and Peace

(Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition)

By Leo Tolstoy
Introduction by Antony Briggs
Afterword by Orlando Figes
Translated by Antony Briggs
Notes by Antony Briggs

By Leo Tolstoy
Introduction by Antony Briggs
Afterword by Orlando Figes
Translated by Antony Briggs
Notes by Antony Briggs

By Leo Tolstoy
Introduction by Orlando Figes
Translated by Antony Briggs

By Leo Tolstoy
Introduction by Orlando Figes
Translated by Antony Briggs

By Leo Tolstoy
Illustrated by Coralie Bickford-Smith
Introduction by Antony Briggs
Afterword by Orlando Figes
Translated by Antony Briggs

By Leo Tolstoy
Illustrated by Coralie Bickford-Smith
Introduction by Antony Briggs
Afterword by Orlando Figes
Translated by Antony Briggs

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    About War and Peace

    Antony’s Brigg’s acclaimed translation of Tolstoy’s great Russian epic. Nominated as one of America’s best-loved novels by PBS’s The Great American Read

    Set against the sweeping panoply of Napoleon’s invasion of Russia, War and Peace—presented here in the first new English translation in forty years—is often considered the greatest novel ever written. At its center are Pierre Bezukhov, searching for meaning in his life; cynical Prince Andrei, ennobled by wartime suffering; and Natasha Rostov, whose impulsiveness threatens to destroy her happiness. As Tolstoy follows the changing fortunes of his characters, he crafts a view of humanity that is both epic and intimate and that continues to define fiction at its most resplendent.

    This edition includes an introduction, note on the translation, cast of characters, maps, notes on the major battles depicted, and chapter summaries.

    Praise for Antony Brigg’s translation of War and Peace:

    “The best translation so far of Tolstoy’s masterpiece into English.”
    -Robert A. Maguire, professor emeritus of Russian studies, Columbia University

    “In Tolstoy’s work part of the translator’s difficulty lies in conveying not only the simplicity but the subtlety of the book’s scale and effect. . . . Briggs has rendered both with a particular exactness and a vigorous precision not to be found, I think, in any previous translation.”
    -John Bayley, author of Elegy for Iris

    For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.

    About War and Peace

    A Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition of Tolstoy’s great Russian epic. Nominated as one of America’s best-loved novels by PBS’s The Great American Read

    Set against the sweeping panoply of Napoleon’s invasion of Russia, War and Peace—presented here in the first new English translation in forty years—is often considered the greatest novel ever written. At its center are Pierre Bezukhov, searching for meaning in his life; cynical Prince Andrei, ennobled by wartime suffering; and Natasha Rostov, whose impulsiveness threatens to destroy her happiness. As Tolstoy follows the changing fortunes of his characters, he crafts a view of humanity that is both epic and intimate and that continues to define fiction at its most resplendent.

    This edition includes an introduction, note on the translation, cast of characters, maps, notes on the major battles depicted, and chapter summaries.

    Praise for Antony Brigg’s translation of War and Peace:

    “The best translation so far of Tolstoy’s masterpiece into English.”
    -Robert A. Maguire, professor emeritus of Russian studies, Columbia University

    “In Tolstoy’s work part of the translator’s difficulty lies in conveying not only the simplicity but the subtlety of the book’s scale and effect. . . . Briggs has rendered both with a particular exactness and a vigorous precision not to be found, I think, in any previous translation.”
    -John Bayley, author of Elegy for Iris

    For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.

    About War and Peace

    A stunning clothbound Hardcover Classics edition of Tolstoy’s great novel, one of the undisputed masterpieces of world literature. Nominated as one of America’s best-loved novels by PBS’s The Great American Read
     
    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. In War and Peace, Tolstoy entwines grand themes—conflict and love, birth and death, free will and fate—with unforgettable scenes of nineteenth-century Russia, to create a magnificent epic of human life in all its imperfection and grandeur.
     
    For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.

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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 Coralie Bickford-Smith

    Coralie Bickford-Smith is an award-winning designer at Penguin Books, where she has created several highly acclaimed series designs. She studied typography at Reading University and lives in London.

    Product Details

    Category: Classic Fiction | Military Fiction | Historical Fiction

    Paperback | $20.00
    Published by Penguin Classics
    Feb 24, 2009 | 1440 Pages | ISBN 9780140447934

    Category: Classic Fiction | Military Fiction | Historical Fiction

    Paperback | $26.00
    Published by Penguin Classics
    Nov 28, 2006 | 1424 Pages | 5-9/16 x 8-7/16 | ISBN 9780143039990

    Category: Classic Fiction | Military Fiction | Historical Fiction

    Hardcover | $30.00
    Published by Penguin Classics
    Mar 14, 2017 | 1440 Pages | 5-1/16 x 7-3/4 | ISBN 9780241265543

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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

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