| War and Peace Contributor(s): Tolstoy, Leo (Author), Wilson, A. N. (Introduction by), Garnett, Constance (Translator) |
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ISBN: 0375760644 ISBN-13: 9780375760648 Publisher: Modern Library OUR PRICE: $19.80 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: July 2002 Annotation: Often called the greatest novel ever written, War and Peace is at once an epic of the Napoleonic Wars, a philosophical study, and a celebration of the Russian spirit. Tolstoy's genius is seen clearly in the multitude of characters in this massive chronicle--all of them fully realized and equally memorable. Out of this complex narrative emerges a profound examination of the individual's place in the historical process, one that makes it clear why Thomas Mann praised Tolstoy for his Homeric powers and placed War and Peace in the same category as the Iliad": "To read him . . . is to find one's way home . . . to everything within us that is fundamental and sane." |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Classics - Fiction | Historical - General - Fiction | Literary |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Lexile Measure: 1200 |
| Series: Modern Library Classics (Paperback) |
| Physical Information: 1.97" H x 5.16" W x 8.02" (2.16 lbs) 1424 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1800-1850 - Cultural Region - French |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 10048 Reading Level: 10.1 Interest Level: Upper Grades Point Value: 118.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Nominated as one of America's best-loved novels by PBS's The Great American Read Often called the greatest novel ever written, War and Peace is at once an epic of the Napoleonic Wars, a philosophical study, and a celebration of the Russian spirit. Tolstoy's genius is seen clearly in the multitude of characters in this massive chronicle--all of them fully realized and equally memorable. Out of this complex narrative emerges a profound examination of the individual's place in the historical process, one that makes it clear why Thomas Mann praised Tolstoy for his Homeric powers and placed War and Peace in the same category as the Iliad: "To read him . . . is to find one' s way home . . . to everything within us that is fundamental and sane." |