War and Peace (Vintage Classic Russians Series)
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Publisher Description
'If you've never read it, now is the moment. This translation will show that you don't read War and Peace, you live it' The Times
Tolstoy's enthralling epic depicts Russia's war with Napoleon and its effects on the lives of those caught up in the conflict. He creates some of the most vital and involving characters in literature as he follows the rise and fall of families in St Petersburg and Moscow who are linked by their personal and political relationships. His heroes are the thoughtful yet impulsive Pierre Bezukhov, his ambitious friend, Prince Andrei, and the woman who becomes indispensable to both of them, the enchanting Natasha Rostov.
'It is simply the greatest novel ever written. All human life is in it. If I were told there was time to read only a single book, this would be it' Andrew Marr
VINTAGE CLASSICS RUSSIAN SERIES - sumptuous editions of the greatest books to come out of Russia during the most tumultuous period in its history.
Customer Reviews
The reading of War and Peace is a lifetime experience
It took me a week short of four months of reading every day approx 1%. Back in February I needed something beyond reproach and picked this work of Tolstoy, which is I feel a must for anyone who calls himself or herself a reader. Doubtlessly, unquestionably, when I felt I needed a work beyond reproach this is the first book that came to my mind. And I have remained and still am completely firm in this selection, reading through these pages I have soared and soared, what an honour it is to read War and Peace.