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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

Um homem de chapéu branco na batalha. Em 1812, o exército de Napoleão avança sobre Moscovo. Pierre Bezukhov, um rico conde russo, quer ver de perto a grande batalha que se prepara.

The world of the book

A Rússia no tempo de Napoleão. O romance acompanha famílias de príncipes e condes, de 1805 a 1820. Vivem em Moscovo, em São Petersburgo ou no campo. Entre si, falam muitas vezes francês.

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