War And Peace
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Wear and tear with damage
Pages: Yellowed
At the heart of one of literature's most towering achievements stands a Russia torn apart by the Napoleonic Wars — and the unforgettable men and women who must navigate love, ambition, and survival against a backdrop of fire and empire. War and Peace chronicles the interwoven fates of five aristocratic families — the Rostovs, the Bolkonskys, the Bezukhovs, and more — as Napoleon's Grande Armée sweeps eastward, reshaping the political and personal destinies of everyone in its path. Tolstoy presents this vast human panorama with breathtaking scope, moving seamlessly from the glittering salons of St. Petersburg to the blood-soaked fields of Borodino, capturing both the grand sweep of history and the intimate tremors of the human heart. Translated here with celebrated fidelity by Constance Garnett and illustrated by John Groth, this edition brings renewed vitality to a work widely regarded as the greatest novel ever written. Tolstoy argues, through his masterful layering of character and event, that history is not made by emperors and generals, but by the countless ordinary acts of ordinary people — a radical and deeply humanist vision that continues to resonate across centuries. Rich in philosophical depth, psychological acuity, and narrative power, War and Peace remains an essential reckoning with what it means to be alive in turbulent times — and leaves the reader forever changed by the question of where, exactly, peace truly lies.
Author: Leo Tolstoy
Format: Hardback
Published: 1961, Heinemann
Genre: Classic fiction
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Wear and tear with damage
Pages: Yellowed
At the heart of one of literature's most towering achievements stands a Russia torn apart by the Napoleonic Wars — and the unforgettable men and women who must navigate love, ambition, and survival against a backdrop of fire and empire. War and Peace chronicles the interwoven fates of five aristocratic families — the Rostovs, the Bolkonskys, the Bezukhovs, and more — as Napoleon's Grande Armée sweeps eastward, reshaping the political and personal destinies of everyone in its path. Tolstoy presents this vast human panorama with breathtaking scope, moving seamlessly from the glittering salons of St. Petersburg to the blood-soaked fields of Borodino, capturing both the grand sweep of history and the intimate tremors of the human heart. Translated here with celebrated fidelity by Constance Garnett and illustrated by John Groth, this edition brings renewed vitality to a work widely regarded as the greatest novel ever written. Tolstoy argues, through his masterful layering of character and event, that history is not made by emperors and generals, but by the countless ordinary acts of ordinary people — a radical and deeply humanist vision that continues to resonate across centuries. Rich in philosophical depth, psychological acuity, and narrative power, War and Peace remains an essential reckoning with what it means to be alive in turbulent times — and leaves the reader forever changed by the question of where, exactly, peace truly lies.