War and Peace
Author(s): L.N. Tolstoy
A new version -- the one Tolstoy originally intended, but has been hitherto unpublished -- of Russia's most famous novel; with a different ending, fewer digressions and an altered view of Napoleon -- it's time to look afresh at one of the world's favourite books. 'War and Peace' is a masterpiece -- a panoramic portrait of Russian society and its descent into the Napoleonic Wars which for over a century has inspired reverential devotion among its readers. This new version is certain to provoke controversy and devotion in equal measures. A 'first draft' of the epic version known to all, it was completed in 1866 but never published. A closely guarded secret for a century and a half, the unveiling of the original version of 'War and Peace', with an ending different to that we all know, is of huge significance to students of Tolstoy. But it is also sure to prove fascinating to the general reader who will find it an invigorating and absorbing read. Free of the solemn philosophical wanderings, the drama and tragedy of this sweeping tale is reinforced.
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'The greatest of all novelists -- for what else can we call the author of "War and Peace"?' Virginia Woolf 'The pure narrative power of Tolstoy's work is unequalled. To read him is to find one's way home, to everything within us that is fundamental and sane.' Thomas Mann 'What an artist and what a psychologist! It seems to me there are some passages worthy of Shakespeare. I found myself crying out in admiration while reading.' Gustave Flaubert
Leo Tolstoy was born in 1828 in Tula, near Moscow. His parents, who both died when he was young, belonged to the Russian nobility, and to the end of his life Tolstoy remained conscious of his aristocratic status. His novels, 'War and Peace' and 'Anna Karenina' are literary classics and he is revered as one of the greatest writers of the nineteenth century. He died in 1910 at the age of 82. Andrew Bromfield was born in Yorkshire and lives in Surrey, having spent several long periods living in Moscow, where he cofounded and edited 'Glas'. He is best known for his English translations of the work of Victor Pelevin and Boris Akunin.
General Fields
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- : HarperCollins Publishers Limited
- : Harper Element
- : 0.745
- : 01 April 2007
- : 197mm X 130mm
- : United Kingdom
- : books
Special Fields
- : L.N. Tolstoy
- : Paperback
- : English
- : 891.733
- : very good
- : 1024
- : Illustrations
