War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy Paperback Book 9781784878955

If youve never read it now is the moment This translation will show that you dont read War and Peace you live it The TimesTolstoys enthralling epic depicts Russias war with Napoleon and its effects on the lives of those caught up in the conflict He creates some of the most vital and involving characters in literature as he follows the rise and fall of families in St Petersburg and Moscow who are linked by their personal and political relationships His heroes are the thoughtful yet impulsive Pierre Bezukhov his ambitious friend Prince Andrei and the woman who becomes indispensable to both of them the enchanting Natasha RostovIt is simply the greatest novel ever written All human life is in it If I were told there was time to read only a single book this would be it Andrew MarrTRANSLATED BY RICHARD PEVEAR AND LARISSA VOLOKHONSKY