War and Peace

Name: War and Peace
Author: Leo Tolstoy
ISBN: 1904633854

by Leo Tolstoy

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Originally published by The Russian Messenger

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 of war, however, is subordinate to the story of family existence, which involves Tolstoy's optimistic belief in the life-asserting pattern of human existence. ...

First published 18641662 pages

428.6

Category: History
Priority: Must-Read
Author works: 8
Editions known: 400

Classification

Dewey (DDC): 428.6891.73891.723832.91
Library of Congress (LCC): PG3366 V6 M3 1965PG3366 W53PZ0003.T588 W38PG3366.V6 2011

Subjects

891.73/3Aristocracy (Social class)Campagnes et bataillesCampaignsClassicClassic LiteratureClassicsContinental european fiction (fictional works by one author)English fictionFictionFiction, generalFiction, historical

This edition

ISBN 1904633854English

DATE DUE

First published1864

Film adaptation1915

Adaptation adaptation1946

Film adaptation1956

Film adaptation1965

TV adaptation1972

Adaptation adaptation1986

TV adaptation2007

TV adaptation2016