War and Peace
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4.2 • 504 Ratings
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Publisher Description
War and Peace (Pre-reform Russian: Voyna i mir) 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. [1] [2] [3] It is considered as Tolstoy's finest literary achievement, along with his other major prose work, Anna Karenina (1873–1877).
Customer Reviews
WHY IS THE REAL BOOK SO BIG?!
Read title.
Worth the effort
Parts of this book flow very fast and others are tedious but it is worth the effort.
Truly a great book
This wonderful book is actually 17 books, thus its reputation for being long. My advice is to persevere through book one where trying to figure out who is who is quite challenging (I searched for a chart of the main characters and how they relate to each other, which was helpful). Once past that, the richness of story telling, the insight into human behavior, and bringing to life this place and time are nothing short of exceptional.