War & Peace
by Leo Tolstoy
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- TOLSTOY. CLASSIC. WAR & PEACE As New
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- ISBN 13
- 9781566193078
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1993. Trade paperback. TOLSTOY. CLASSIC. WAR & PEACE As New . 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Gift quality. About the book: Life and death. Free will and destiny. Joy and suffering. These are the dualities that Leo Tolstoy explores in this epic "War and Peace", as he tells the story of several families at the top of Russian sociery at the dawn of the nineteenth century. Though the families lead lives of gilded pleasure, there elegant soirees and hunting parties are held in the lengthening shadow of Napoleon's advancing army. War will not only bring destruction to the vast Russian landscape, but also death and the unraveling of the rigid social order. Tolstoy presents the brutal realities of war as a testing ground for men and nations. His protagonists search for meaning in their own lives, as they are swept up in the tidal wave of war and social upheaval. The coldly intellectual Prince Pierre Andrei Bolkonsky seeks escape from the seeming futility of his life, while the emotional nobleman Bezukhof finds long-sought peace through suffering. Through bloody battles, passionate love affairs, and family intrigues, Tolstoy is able to depict both the psychological growth of individuals and the massive struggles of a people . Long honored as one of the greatest works in world literature, "War and Peace" continues to compel that attention and devotion to this day.
Synopsis
War and Peace, a Russian novel by Leo Tolstoy, is considered one of the world's greatest works of fiction. It is regarded, along with Anna Karenina (1873–7), as his finest literary achievement. Epic in scale, War and Peace delineates in graphic detail events leading up to Napoleon's invasion of Russia, and the impact of the Napoleonic era on Tsarist society, as seen through the eyes of five Russian aristocratic families. First titled '1805' the first installment was published in the January 1865 edition of Russkiy Vestnik. It ran in serial form for 2 years before Tolstoy reworked much of the manuscript before publishing it in 1869 as War and Peace.
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- The Sun Also Rises (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 004948
- Title
- War & Peace
- Author
- Leo Tolstoy
- Format/Binding
- Trade paperback
- Book Condition
- New TOLSTOY. CLASSIC. WAR & PEACE As New
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 1566193079
- ISBN 13
- 9781566193078
- Publisher
- Dorset Press
- Place of Publication
- New York, New York
- Date Published
- 1993
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾\" tall
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