A NEW TRANSLATION BY RICHARD PEVEAR AND LARISSA VOLOKHONSKY Tolstoy\'s enthralling epic depicts Russia\'s war with Napoleon and its effects on the lives of those caught up in the conflict.
His heroes are the thoughtful yet impulsive Pierre Bezukhov, his ambitious friend, Prince Andrei, and t.
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.
A NEW TRANSLATION BY RICHARD PEVEAR AND LARISSA VOLOKHONSKY Tolstoy\'s enthralling epic depicts Russia\'s war with Napoleon and its effects on the lives of those caught up in the conflict