First half of a new translation of Leo Tolstoy's War and Peace into contemporary English for the American reader, by Daniel H. Shubin. Published in two volumes for easy reading.
To say War and Peace is the greatest historical-fiction novel ever composed is an understatement, as it does not include Tolstoy's philosophy of history and especially pertaining to the conflicts of 1805-1812 between Napoleon's France and Tsar Alexander's Russia, with the French invasion and retreat. It is equally entertaining as it deals with Russian tradition, home life, love and infatuation, romantic manipulation, the conduct of the aristocracy, and the life of the Russian peasantry. The underlying theme of people's search for happiness pervades every event as they deal with death and war, and the search for serenity and peace and life's purpose.
- ISBN13 9781794841017
- Publish Date 14 January 2020
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 13 May 2021
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Lulu.com
- Format Paperback
- Pages 736
- Language English