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: Lise Bolkonskaya, Vera Rostova, Fedja Dolochov, Nikolai Bolkonsky, Mademoiselle Bourienne, Mikhail Kutuzov, Anna Scherer, Ilya Rostov, Platon Karataev, Helene Kuragina, Pierre Bezukhov, Anna Drubetskaya, Boris Drubetskoy, Adolf Berg, Anatole Kuragin, Sonya Rostova, Nikolai Rostov, Osip Basdeev, Prince Andrey Bokonsky, Petya Rostov, Natasha Rostova, Maria Bolkonskaya, Vasili Denisov
genres: Literature, Russia, 19th Century, Russian Literature, War, Novels, Historical, Fiction, Classics, Historical Fiction
ratings_count: 318277
places: Russia, St. Petersburg, Moscow
awards: awardedAt: 1672560000000
name: Audie Award
category: Literary Fiction & Classics and Nominee for Best Female Narrator