War and Peaceis a vast epic centred on Napoleon’s war with Russia. While it expresses Tolstoy’s view that history is an inexorable process which man cannot influence, he peoples his great novel with a cast of over five hundred characters. Three of these, the artless and delightful Natasha Rostov, the world-weary Prince Andrew Bolkonsky and the idealistic Pierre Bezukhov illustrate Tolstoy’s philosophy in this novel of unquestioned mastery. This translation is one which received Tolstoy’s approval.
Weight | 0.7 kg |
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ISBN | 9781853260629 |
Publisher | Wordsworth Editions |
Publication Year | 1993 |
Pages | 994 |
Format | Paperback |