Often called the greatest novel ever written, War and Peace is at once a historical war epic, a philosophical study, and a celebration of the Russian spirit.
Noted for its mastery of realistic detail and psychological analysis, War and Peace follows the metamorphosis of five aristocratic families against the backdrop of the Napoleonic wars. Individual stories interweave as each of Tolstoyās memorable characters seek fulfillment, fall in love, make mistakes, and become scarred by war in different ways.
Out of this complex narrative emerges a profound examination of the individualās place in the historical process.
Thomas Mann praised Tolstoy for his Homeric powers: āTo be played upon by the animal keenness of this eye, the sheer power of this creative attack, the entirely clear and true greatnessā¦of this epic, is to find oneās way homeā¦to everything within us that is fundamental and sane.ā
Often called the greatest novel ever written, War and Peace is at once a historical war epic, a philosophical study, and a celebration of the Russian spirit.
Noted for its mastery of realistic detail and psychological analysis, War and Peace follows the metamorphosis of five aristocratic families against the backdrop of the Napoleonic wars. Individual stories interweave as each of Tolstoyās memorable characters seek fulfillment, fall in love, make mistakes, and become scarred by war in different ways.
Out of this complex narrative emerges a profound examination of the individualās place in the historical process.
Thomas Mann praised Tolstoy for his Homeric powers: āTo be played upon by the animal keenness of this eye, the sheer power of this creative attack, the entirely clear and true greatnessā¦of this epic, is to find oneās way homeā¦to everything within us that is fundamental and sane.ā