num_pages: 1456
description: War and Peace, probably the greatest novel ever written, stands alone in its vast scope and minute detail, its immense diversity and final unity. Set in the years leading up to and culminating in Napoleon's disastrous Russian invasion, the novel focuses upon an entire society torn by conflict and change. Here is humanity in all its innocence and corruption, wisdom and folly, painful defeats and enduring triumphs. Here is the seemingly effortless artistry of a master capable of portraying with equal power the clash of armies and the solitary anguish of the heart. Here, finally, is a view of history and personal destiny that is perpetually modern.
language: English
title: War and Peace
titlecomplete: War and Peace
characters: Pierre Bezukhov, Nikolai Rostov, Osip Basdeev, Adolf Berg, Vera Rostova, Sonya Rostova, Anatole Kuragin, Boris Drubetskoy, Petya Rostov, Nikolai Bolkonsky, Helene Kuragina, Anna Scherer, Mikhail Kutuzov, Vasili Denisov, Ilya Rostov, Maria Bolkonskaya, Natasha Rostova, Anna Drubetskaya, Platon Karataev, Lise Bolkonskaya, Mademoiselle Bourienne, Fedja Dolochov, Prince Andrey Bokonsky
genres: Historical, Literature, Classics, Novels, Russian Literature, 19th Century, Russia, War, Historical Fiction, Fiction
ratings_count: 318127
places: Moscow, Russia, St. Petersburg
awards: awardedAt: 1672560000000
name: Audie Award
category: Literary Fiction & Classics and Nominee for Best Female Narrator
publisher: Signet Classics