War and Peace
- Leo Tolstoy
Hailed as one of the topmost novels of all time and a classic of world literature, War and Peace unfolds in the early nineteenth century during the turbulent times of the Napoleonic irruption of Russia. Tolstoy's grand ranges from stirring delineations of literal events to intimate pictures of family life, moving between public specs and private lives to offer a tale of both panoramic compass and nearly observed detail.
From the breathless excitement of 16- time-old Natasha Rostov's first ball, to Prince Andrei Bolkonsky's epiphany on the battleground at Austerlitz, the new abounds in memorable incidents, particularly those involving Pierre Bezukhov. A candidate after moral and spiritual trueness, Pierre and his hunt for life's deeper meaning stand at the heart of this monumental book. A tale of strivers in a world fraught with conflict, social and political change, and spiritual confusion, Tolstoy's magnific work continues to entertain, enlighten, and inspire compendiums around the world.
About the author
Born into the Russian quality, Count Leo Tolstoy( 1828 – 1910) achieved fame as a novelist, essayist, dramatist, and champion. His sprawling pictures of 19th- century Russian life, as reported in Anna Karenina and War and Peace, constitute his best- known workshop. The spiritual awakening that Tolstoy endured in the 1870s led to a hot grasp of Christ's training, and his jottings on the doctrine of peaceful resistance told innumerous compendiums , including Gandhi and Martin Luther King,Jr.
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