Terror swiftly engulfs the country as Napoleon's army marches on Russia, and the lives of three young people are changed forever. Petersburg in 1805, conversations are dominated by the prospect of war. Nominated as one of America's best-loved novels by PBS's The Great American ReadĪt a glittering society party in St. He is a regular contributor to the New York Times, the Washington Post, and the New York Review of Books.Ī stunning clothbound Hardcover Classics edition of Tolstoy's great novel, one of the undisputed masterpieces of world literature. Orlando Figes (introduction) is the prizewinning author of A People's Tragedy and Natasha's Dance. His novels and outspoken social polemics brought him world fame.Īnthony Briggs (translator) has written, translated, or edited twenty books in the fields of Russian and English literature. After serving in the Crimean War, he retired to his estate and devoted himself to writing, farming, and raising his large family. Leo Tolstoy (1828-1910) was born in central Russia. Tolstoy, Leo War and Peace (Penguin Clothbound Classics)
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