num_pages: 1392
description: In Russia's struggle with Napoleon, Tolstoy saw a tragedy that involved all mankind. War and Peace broadly focuses on Napoleon’s invasion of Russia in 1812 and follows three of the most well-known characters in literature: Pierre Bezukhov, the illegitimate son of a count who is fighting for his inheritance and yearning for spiritual fulfillment; Prince Andrei Bolkonsky, who leaves his family behind to fight in the war against Napoleon; and Natasha Rostov, the beautiful young daughter of a nobleman who intrigues both men.As Napoleon’s army invades, Tolstoy brilliantly follows characters from diverse backgrounds—peasants and nobility, civilians and soldiers—as they struggle with the problems unique to their era, their history, and their culture. And as the novel progresses, these characters transcend their specificity, becoming some of the most moving—and human—figures in world literature.Tolstoy gave his personal approval to this translation, published here in a new single volume edition, which includes an introduction by Henry Gifford, and Tolstoy's important essay `Some Words about War and Peace'.
language: English
title: War and Peace
titlecomplete: War and Peace
characters: Lise Bolkonskaya, Prince Andrey Bokonsky, Fedja Dolochov, Vera Rostova, Platon Karataev, Boris Drubetskoy, Helene Kuragina, Ilya Rostov, Mademoiselle Bourienne, Anna Scherer, Maria Bolkonskaya, Anna Drubetskaya, Pierre Bezukhov, Vasili Denisov, Nikolai Bolkonsky, Mikhail Kutuzov, Petya Rostov, Sonya Rostova, Osip Basdeev, Anatole Kuragin, Nikolai Rostov, Adolf Berg, Natasha Rostova
genres: Russia, Historical Fiction, Historical, Novels, Literature, Russian Literature, Classics, War, Fiction, 19th Century
ratings_count: 318099
places: Moscow, Russia, St. Petersburg
awards: awardedAt: 1672560000000
name: Audie Award
category: Literary Fiction & Classics and Nominee for Best Female Narrator
publisher: Oxford University Press