War and Peace is an epic novel by the Russian author Leo Tolstoy, set during the Napoleonic Wars, combining a fictional narrative with chapters in which Tolstoy discusses history and philosophy. An early version, titled The Year 1805, was serialized beginning in 1865, after which the entire book was rewritten and published in full in 1869. The novel chronicles the French invasion of Russia and its aftermath, using five interlocking narratives following different Russian aristocratic families to illustrate Napoleon's impact on Tsarist society, and is regarded, with Anna Karenina, as Tolstoy's finest literary achievement and among the greatest novels ever written. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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Original Language Original Language Original Language Composed, From (Year) Composed, From (Year) Composed, To (Year)An early version (The Year 1805) was serialized from 1865; the entire book was rewritten and published complete in 1869. FAQs
Is War and Peace a novel or a work of history?
A novel that mixes a history of the Napoleonic Wars, fictional biographies and essays on the philosophy of history.
It is a novel, but an unusual one. According to Britannica it begins in St. Petersburg in 1805 and is composed of a historical account of the Napoleonic Wars, biographies of fictional characters, and essays about the philosophy of history. Tolstoy portrays Napoleon as an ineffective buffoon and the Russian general Mikhail Kutuzov as a patient old man.
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War and Peace (Russian: Война и мир, romanized: Voyna i mir; pre-reform Russian: Война и миръ; IPA: [vɐjˈna i ˈmʲir]) is an epic novel by the Russian author Leo Tolstoy.
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War and Peace...is an epic novel by the Russian author Leo Tolstoy.
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an epic novel by the Russian author Leo Tolstoy
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