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War and Peace
War and Peace
Author: Leo Tolstoy, Richard Pevear (Translator), Larissa Volokhonsky (Translator)
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 Na...  more »
ISBN-13: 9781400079988
ISBN-10: 1400079985
Publication Date: 12/2/2008
Pages: 1,273
Edition: Reprint
Rating:
  • Currently 4.2/5 Stars.
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4.2 stars, based on 27 ratings
Publisher: Vintage
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover, Audio Cassette, Audio CD
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probably the greatest novel ever written.
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I got this for a friend and she loved most of it. A classic that everyone should read.
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Excellent and detailed events filled with great visuals. Tolstoy's best
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Fantastic - wonderful intro if you intend to read the entire work at a later point. Keeps well to the story as well as gives a tremendous "flavor" of russian literature. A good intro to the classic. N.B. This is an abridged version!


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