War And Peace

Leo Tolstoy, Anthony Briggs, Orlando Figes

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English

Penguin
02 May 2016

Literature, Poetry & Criticism; Classic fiction (pre c 1945)

Series: Penguin Clothbound Classics

This beautiful Penguin Classics clothbound edition of Tolstoy's great novel is translated with an introduction and notes by Anthony Briggs, and with an afterword by Orlando Figes. At a glittering society party in St Petersburg in 1805, conversations are dominated by the prospect of war. Terror swiftly engulfs the country as Napoleon's army marches on Russia, and the lives of three young people are changed forever. The stories of quixotic Pierre, cynical Andrey and impetuous Natasha interweave with a huge cast, from aristocrats and peasants to soldiers and Napoleon himself. In War and Peace, Tolstoy entwines grand themes - conflict and love, birth and death, free will and faith - with unforgettable scenes of nineteenth-century Russia, to create a magnificent epic of human life in all its imperfection and grandeur. Anthony Briggs' superb translation combines stirring, accessible prose with fidelity to Tolstoy's original, while Orlando Figes' afterword discusses the novel's vast scope and depiction of Russian identity. This edition also contains appendices, notes, a list of prominent characters and maps.

By: Leo Tolstoy
Afterword by: Orlando Figes
Translated by: Anthony Briggs
Imprint: Penguin
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 204mm, Width: 138mm, Spine: 65mm
Weight: 1.213kg
ISBN: 9780241265543
ISBN 10: 0241265541
Series: Penguin Clothbound Classics
Publication Date: 02 May 2016
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Reviews for War And Peace

A masterpiece ... this new translation is excellent -- Antony Beevor War and Peace is like no other novel ... Tolstoy writes of both war and peace more marvellously than anyone else has done -- John Bayley The Sunday Times