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War and Peace
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War and Peace is Leo Tolstoy's epic novel of Russia during the Napoleonic Wars, following several families through love, loss, and the chaos of history. Around the sweeping story Tolstoy folds his own meditations on what really moves events, arguing that history is shaped less by great men than by countless ordinary lives. It is one of the supreme achievements of the novel.
About the author — Leo Tolstoy
Leo Tolstoy (1828 to 1910) was a Russian novelist widely regarded as one of the greatest writers of all time. In War and Peace and Anna Karenina he combined vast social canvases with piercing moral and spiritual searching.
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What is War and Peace about?
Russian society during the Napoleonic Wars, told through a handful of families, woven together with Tolstoy's reflections on history, free will, and what gives a life meaning.
Is War and Peace hard to read?
It is long and has a large cast, but the prose is clear and the story absorbing. Most readers find the difficulty is its length rather than its difficulty.
Why is War and Peace considered a masterpiece?
For its scale and its humanity at once: it holds an entire society in view while rendering individual hearts with rare depth, and questions how history is actually made.