Author: graf Leo Tolstoy
Publisher: Univ. Press of Mississippi
ISBN: 9780451523266
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Presents the classical epic of the Napoleonic Wars and their effects on four Russian families
Language: en
Pages: 1456
Pages: 1456
Presents the classical epic of the Napoleonic Wars and their effects on four Russian families
Language: en
Pages: 1632
Pages: 1632
Widely regarded as the greatest novel in any language, War and Peace is primarily concerned with the histories of five aristocratic families--particularly the Bezukhovs, the Bolkonskys, and the Rostovs--the members of which are portrayed against a vivid background of Russian social life during the war against Napoleon (1805-14). The theme
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Pages: 1296
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THE ACCLAIMED TRANSLATION BY RICHARD PEVEAR AND LARISSA VOLOKHONSKY 'If you've never read it, now is the moment. This translation will show that you don't read War and Peace, you live it' The Times From sophisticated Moscow soirees to breathless troika rides through the snow, from the bloody front line
Language: en
Pages: 502
Pages: 502
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This epic novel is centred on Napoleon's war with Russia. It expresses Tolstoy's view that history is an inexorable process which man cannot influence. Three of the characters, Natasha Rostov, Prince Andrew Bolkonsky and Pierre Bezukhov illustrate Tolstoy's philosophy.
Language: en
Pages: 72
Pages: 72
This is a story about a family of a single mother who had to raise her two boys in the time of war. They shared their fortunes and suffers as an united force of love, yet facing temptations of power and threat of survival with bravery. This tale illustrate mostly
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War and Peace is a novel by the Russian author Leo Tolstoy, first published in 1869. The work is epic in scale and is regarded as one of the most important works of world literature. It is considered as Tolstoy's finest literary achievement, along with his other major prose work,
Language: en
Pages: 17
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Language: en
Pages: 92
Pages: 92