num_pages: 1392
description: St Petersburg, 1805: a city of glittering parties and socialites. Into this scene step three young people seeking fulfilment in their different ways. Pierre is looking for life's meaning, but his cheating wife is driving him insane. Cynical Andrey is unable to find true love. And Natasha's impulsive and affectionate nature could threaten her future happiness. But their lives - and the lives of so many of their fellow countrymen - are about to change forever. Napoleon's army is approaching, and soon battle and terror will engulf them. They must learn to survive when their world is thrown into total war.
language: English
title: War and Peace
titlecomplete: War and Peace
characters: Anna Drubetskaya, Platon Karataev, Lise Bolkonskaya, Pierre Bezukhov, Maria Bolkonskaya, Nikolai Rostov, Mikhail Kutuzov, Anna Scherer, Fedja Dolochov, Vera Rostova, Prince Andrey Bokonsky, Osip Basdeev, Helene Kuragina, Petya Rostov, Vasili Denisov, Ilya Rostov, Anatole Kuragin, Sonya Rostova, Boris Drubetskoy, Mademoiselle Bourienne, Natasha Rostova, Adolf Berg, Nikolai Bolkonsky
genres: Fiction, Russian Literature, 19th Century, Classics, Historical, War, Russia, Historical Fiction, Literature, Novels
ratings_count: 318147
places: St. Petersburg, Moscow, Russia
awards: awardedAt: 1672560000000
name: Audie Award
category: Literary Fiction & Classics and Nominee for Best Female Narrator
publisher: Penguin