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War and Peace (AmazonClassics Edition)

By: Leo Tolstoy, Louise Maude - translator, Aylmer Maude - translator
Narrated by: Edoardo Ballerini
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In early nineteenth-century Russia, the threat of Napoleon’s invasion looms, and the lives of millions are about to be changed forever. This includes Pierre Bezúkhov, illegitimate son of an aristocrat; Andrew Bolkónski, ambitious military scion; and Natásha Rostóva, compassionate daughter of a nobleman. All of them are unprepared for what lies ahead. Alongside their fellow compatriots - a catalog of enduring literary characters - Pierre, Andrew, and Natásha will be irrevocably torn between fate and free will.

Through the bonds of love and family, and all that can break them, Tolstoy examines the effects of war on every strata of society in his masterwork of intimate - and epic - social history.

Revised edition: Previously published as War and Peace, this edition of War and Peace (AmazonClassics Edition) includes editorial revisions.

Public Domain (P)2019 Brilliance Publishing, Inc., all rights reserved. Classics Fiction Genre Fiction War & Military War Military
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Love how Tolstoy mixes history with drama, performance is great but I would have preferred someone less American

Terrific book

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The narration is superb. It can be a difficult book at times, because it has so many characters, but there is so much life even in the episodic apparitions. I recommend to read or listen to Anna Karenina first, which is superior to this.

One of those real masterpieces

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The characters, the history, the nuance; everything is done to perfection! A tome yes, but not one that you have to force yourself through. The weaving of the different people and times is masterful and prose silken. A true masterpiece of the ages and rightfully oft dubbed the greatest novel ever written!

Perhaps the best novel ever written

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a fascinating story, well read, with good pronunciation of all the foreign names and parts. sadly on about chapter 149 the recording quality is very poor and the sound annoyingly warbly and breaking up.

recording is warbly half way through

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For years I've put off reading "War and Peace" because of its size and a concern that it would be heavy going. As it's reputed to be a classic I thought I'd at least try it in audio format and I'm so glad I did. The story was far more interesting and entertaining than I expected.

What also made a big difference was that this was an excellent translation - it made the book feel alive and modern - and the narration was very well performed and a pleasure to listen to.

Go on, give it a go!

Now I know why it's viewed as a classic!

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