War and Peace — Lev Nikolayeviç Tolstoy

Leo Tolstoy s War and Peace is a sprawling epic covering the impact of Napoleon s disastrous invasion of Russia on five different families This Penguin Classics edition is translated with an introduction and notes by Anthony Briggs with an afterword by Orlando Figes author of A People s Tragedy Russian Revolution 1891 1924 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 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 If you enjoyed War and Peace you might also like Fyodor Dostoyevsky s The Brothers Karamazov A masterpiece This new translation is excellent Anthony Beevor A book that you don t just read you live Simon SchamaBaskı Yılı 2006Dili İngilizceYayınevi Penguin Popular Classics