One of Tolstoy's best works, War and Peace chronicles the impact of the Napoleonic invasion of Russia by following the private and public lives of five wealthy aristocratic Russian families—the Bezukhovs, the Bolkonskys, the Rostovs, the Kuragins, and the Drubetskoys—in intimate detail through the early 1800's. The opus is a celebration of the Russian spirit as the prodigious cast of characters struggle to adapt when their world is thrown into chaos and uncertainty. Truly a worthy read for any lover of great literature, War and Peace endures as one of the best novels ever written.

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