War And Peace

Author: Leo Tolstoy (Translated by Anthony Briggs)

ISBN: 9780241265543

Price: Rs. 1044.05 • ✓ 100% Genuine Publisher Edition

Book Overview

A beautiful Penguin Classics clothbound edition of Tolstoy's magnificent epic novel of love, conflict, fate and human life in all its imperfection and grandeur At a glittering society party in St Petersburg in 1805, conversations are dominated by the prospect of war. Terror swiftly engulfs the country as Napoleon's army marches on Russia, and the lives of three young people are changed forever. The stories of quixotic Pierre, cynical Andrey and impetuous Natasha interweave with a huge cast, from aristocrats and peasants to soldiers and Napoleon himself. In War and Peace, Tolstoy entwines grand themes - conflict and love, birth and death, free will and faith - with unforgettable scenes of nineteenth-century Russia, to create a magnificent epic of human life in all its imperfection and grandeur. Translated with an introduction and notes by Anthony Briggs, and with an afterword by Orlando Figes Anthony Briggs's superb translation combines stirring, accessible prose with fidelity to Tolstoy's original, while Orlando Figes's afterword discusses the novel's vast scope and depiction of Russian identity. This edition also contains appendices, notes, a list of prominent characters and maps. 'A masterpiece ... This new translation is excellent' - Anthony Beevor Read more

Browse this title within our Children's Books collection. Edition details: English, 1440 pages. Reference ISBN: 9780241265543.

About the Author

Count Leo Tolstoy (1828–1910) is universally acknowledged as one of the greatest novelists in the history of world literature.

Why Readers Pick This Edition

• You’ll fall in love with War and Peace all over again in this stunning Penguin Classics clothbound edition. This is more than a novel—it’s an immersive journey into love, war, philosophy, and the messy beauty of being human. Anthony Briggs’s accessible translation makes Tolstoy’s epic feel vivid and alive, while the scholarly notes add depth for serious readers. Perfect to savor slowly, display proudly, and return to for a lifetime.
• Published by Penguin Classics.
• Language: English.
• Page count: 1440.

Catalog Description

A beautiful Penguin Classics clothbound edition of Tolstoy's magnificent epic novel of love, conflict, fate and human life in all its imperfection and grandeur At a glittering society party in St Petersburg in 1805, conversations are dominated by the prospect of war. Terror swiftly engulfs the country as Napoleon's army marches on Russia, and the lives of three young people are changed forever. The stories of quixotic Pierre, cynical Andrey and impetuous Natasha interweave with a huge cast, from aristocrats and peasants to soldiers and Napoleon himself. In War and Peace, Tolstoy entwines grand themes - conflict and love, birth and death, free will and faith - with unforgettable scenes of...

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