War and peace

Tolstoy, Leo graf 1828-1910 (Author). Pevear, Richard, 1943- (Added Author). Volokhonsky, Larissa. (Added Author).

Summary: Often called the greatest novel ever written, War and peace is at once an epic of the Napoleonic Wars, a philosophical study, and a celebration of the Russian spirit. Tolstoy's genius is seen clearly in the multitude of characters in this massive chronicle -- all of them fully realized and equally memorable. Out of this complex narrative emerges a profound examination of the individual's place in the historical process, one that makes it clear why Thomas Mann praised Tolstoy for his Homeric powers and placed War and peace in the same category as the Iliad: "To read him ... is to find one's way home ... to everything within us that is fundamental and sane."

Record details

ISBN: 9780307271570 (electronic bk. : Adobe Reader)
ISBN: 0307271579 (electronic bk. : Adobe Reader)
ISBN: 9780307271570 (electronic bk. : Mobipocket Reader)
ISBN: 0307271579 (electronic bk. : Mobipocket Reader)
Physical Description: electronic resource
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xix, 1273 p. ; 25 cm.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2007.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references (p. [1223]-1247) and index.
Reproduction Note:	Electronic reproduction. New York : Knopf Pub. Group, 2008. Requires Adobe Digital Editions (file size: 5071 KB) or Mobipocket Reader (file size: 1467 KB).