false 7854324 296580 290979 0307266931 9780307266934 246 http://www.goodreads.com/images/books/29/979/290979-m-1255876679.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/books/29/979/290979-s-1255876679.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/290979.War_and_Peace 4.29 842 Anna Karenina and The Brothers Karamazov, comes a brilliant, engaging, and eminently readable translation of Leo Tolstoy's master epic.

War and Peace centers broadly on Napoleon's invasion of Russia in 1812 and follows three of the best-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 behind his family 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 vividly 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.

Pevear and Volokhonsky have brought us this classic novel in a translation remarkable for its fidelity to Tolstoy's style and cadence and for its energetic, accessible prose. With stunning grace and precision, this new version of War and Peace is set to become the definitive English edition.]]> 85 4.01 57312 6773 3357 4.23 30165 3581 3358 4.23 29884 3532 1869 1 25 false Thu Dec 20 20:11:40 -0800 2007 Wed Oct 17 15:17:16 -0700 2007 Mon Nov 26 16:11:03 -0800 2007 more...]]>