War and Peace - 2-Book Paperback Boxed Set

The greatest ever war novel in the history of literature - Thomas Mann

This handsome 2-book boxed set brings together Tolstoy''s epic novel War and Peace is two handy paperback volumes.

Set in Russia during the Napoleonic era, Tolstoy''s epic novel follows the fortunes of five aristocratic Russian families over the course of the French invasion. His timeless portrayal of familial existence against the backdrop of war is ultimately optimistic and life-affirming; with the educated, but socially awkward Count Pierre Bezukhov often giving voice to Tolstoy''s own beliefs.

Weaving together the historical and the personal, this powerful work of Russian literature traverses the entire scale of human life. This two-volume box set edition contains the classic translation by Aylmer and Louise Maude.

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