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War and Peace. Leo Tolstoy, Aylmer Maude (Translator), Louise Maude (Translator) 4.16. 329,053 ratings17,388 reviews. In Russia's struggle with Napoleon, Tolstoy saw a tragedy that involved all mankind.
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Tolstoy wrote War and Peace on the brink of a moral and spiritual crisis that led him to focus on Christ’s ethical teachings (especially the Sermon on the Mount) and to embrace pacifism. Both the characters of Pierre Bezukhov and Prince Andrei Bolkonsky drew on his personality in various ways.
War and Peace, a novel by Leo Tolstoy, was first published in its entirety in 1869. The novel is set in early 19th-century Russia and follows five aristocratic families during the Napoleonic Wars. The narrative delves into themes of war, love, and the search for meaning in life.
Leo Tolstoy - War & Peace, Novelist, Realism: Voyna i mir (1865–69; War and Peace) contains three kinds of material—a historical account of the Napoleonic wars, the biographies of fictional characters, and a set of essays about the philosophy of history.
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Volume 1, Part 1: Chapters 1–4. In July, 1805, Anna Pavlovna Scherer throws a Petersburg soirée where several members of the nobility—including the Kuragin family, Prince Andrei Bolkonsky, and awkward newcomer Pierre Bezukhov —debate Russia’s looming war with Napoleonic France.
