num_pages: 1615
description: 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.
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: 318132
places: Moscow, Russia, St. Petersburg
awards: awardedAt: 1672560000000
name: Audie Award
category: Literary Fiction & Classics and Nominee for Best Female Narrator
publisher: Everyman's Library