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War and Peace

Leo Tolstoy

War and Peace

ABRIDGED EDITION

Paper book: €21.99

Digital: €5.99

Original publication
1869
Pages
540
Difficulty
Hard
Genres
History, Romance
Moods
Travel back in time, Be moved to tears, Think it through
Translated from
Russian

Book summary

In 1805, in the salons of St Petersburg, everyone is talking about Napoleon. Pierre Bezukhov, an awkward young man who is about to inherit a huge fortune, is looking for meaning in his life. His friend, Prince Andrei Bolkonsky, goes off to war to escape boredom, while young Natasha Rostova is bursting with joie de vivre.

From Austerlitz to the burning of Moscow, Tolstoy weaves together great battles and family life, love and war. We watch his characters grow up, love, make mistakes and change, like people we know.

With the translation always in front of you, you can read this great novel in the language you are learning.

The plot

Mężczyzna w białym kapeluszu na polu bitwy. W 1812 roku armia Napoleona maszeruje na Moskwę. Pierre Bezuchow, bogaty rosyjski hrabia, chce z bliska zobaczyć wielką bitwę, która się szykuje.

The world of the book

Rosja w czasach Napoleona. Powieść śledzi losy rodzin książąt i hrabiów w latach 1805–1820. Mieszkają w Moskwie, w Petersburgu albo na wsi. Między sobą często mówią po francusku.

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