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War and peace

Tolstoy, Leo, graf, 1828-19102016
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Napoleon's invasion of Russia forms the backdrop for Tolstoy's literary masterpiece. Often considered the greatest novel in any language, 'War and Peace' is also a philosophical meditation on the tension between free will and fate.
Main title:
War and peace / Leo Tolstoy.
Edition:
[New edition] / translated by Anthony Briggs ; with an afterword by Orlando Figes.
Imprint:
London : Penguin Classics, 2016.
Collation:
xxv, 1399 pages : maps ; 21 cm
Notes:
Translated from the Russian.This translation originally published: 2005.Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:
9780241265543 (hbk)
Language:
EnglishRussian
BRN:
2506063
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