War and Peace - Brossura

Tolstoy, Leo

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ISBN 10: 0140444173 ISBN 13: 9780140444179

Casa editrice: Penguin Classics, 1982

Riassunto

Napoleon's invasion of Russia forms the backdrop for Tolstoy's literary masterpiece. At its centre are Pierre Bezuhov, searching for meaning in his life; cynical Prince Andrei, ennobled by suffering in the war; and Natasha Rostova, whose impulsiveness threatens to destroy her happiness. As Tolstoy follows the changing fortunes of these characters and their families, scenes of domestic life are juxtaposed with magnificent battle sequences, creating a view of humanity that is both epic and intimate. Often considered the greatest novel in any language, War and Peace is also a philosophical meditation on the tension between free will and fate as the forces of history move inexorably forward.

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L'autore:

Leo Tolstoy (1828-1910), the Russian prose writer, is chiefly remembered for his novels, War and Peace and Anna Karenina.
Rosemary Edmonds studied English, Russian, French, Italian and Old Church Slavonic at universities in England, France and Italy. During the war she was translator to General de Gaulle in London and, after the liberation, in Paris. She translated many Russian texts for Penguin Classics before her death in 1998, aged 92.

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Book by Leo Tolstoy Rosemary Edmonds

Su questa edizione

• Editore: Penguin Classics
• Data di pubblicazione: 1982
• ISBN 10: 0140444173
• ISBN 13: 9780140444179
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 1472