| War and Peace Contributor(s): Tolstoy, Leo (Author) |
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ISBN: 1523942533 ISBN-13: 9781523942534 Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform OUR PRICE: $23.26 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: February 2016 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Classics - Fiction | Romance - General |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Lexile Measure: 1200 |
| Physical Information: 1.42" H x 5.98" W x 9.02" (2.05 lbs) 708 pages |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 10048 Reading Level: 10.1 Interest Level: Upper Grades Point Value: 118.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Set against the sweeping panoply of Napoleon's invasion of Russia, War and Peace? presented here in the first new English translation in forty years?is often considered the greatest novel ever written. At its center are Pierre Bezukhov, searching for meaning in his life; cynical Prince Andrei, ennobled by wartime suffering; and Natasha Rostov, whose impulsiveness threatens to destroy her happiness. As Tolstoy follows the changing fortunes of his characters, he crafts a view of humanity that is both epic and intimate and that continues to define fiction at its most resplendent. * Includes an introduction, note on the translation, cast of characters, maps, notes on the major battles depicted, and chapter summaries BACKCOVER: ?The best translation so far of Tolstoy's masterpiece into English.? ?Robert A. Maguire, professor emeritus of Russian studies, Columbia University ?In Tolstoy's work part of the translator's difficulty lies in conveying not only the simplicity but the subtlety of the book's scale and effect. . . . Briggs has rendered both with a particular exactness and a vigorous precision not to be found, I think, in any previous translation.? ?John Bayley, author of Elegy for Iris |
Contributor Bio(s): Tolstoy, Leo: - Leo Tolstoy (1828-1910) is the author of War and Peace, Anna Karenina, The Death of Ivan Ilyich, Family Happiness, and other classics of Russian literature. Bromfield, Andrew: -Andrew Bromfield (translator) is a founding editor of the Russian literature journal Glas. He is known for his acclaimed translations of Victor Pelevin and Boris Akunin, and his work has been nominated for numerous translation prizes. |