Bibliograph

War and peace, Leo Tolstoy ; translated by Louise and Aylmer Maude, with an introducton by Andrew Davies

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War and peace, Leo Tolstoy ; translated by Louise and Aylmer Maude, with an introducton by Andrew Davies

Language

eng

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no index present

Literary Form

fiction

Main title

War and peace

Responsibility statement

Leo Tolstoy ; translated by Louise and Aylmer Maude, with an introducton by Andrew Davies

Summary

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 (1868-9), 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

Target audience

adult

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