Leo Tolstoy · 1 book

War and Peace

Set in Russia and Europe during the Napoleonic Wars of the early nineteenth century, the series follows several aristocratic families whose lives intertwine amid the salons of St. Petersburg, the estates of the countryside, and the battlefields of war. Pierre Bezúkhov, an awkward, idealistic young man newly thrust into wealth and society, stands at the center of the narrative. The central conflict arises from the collision between personal ambitions, romantic longings, and the vast, impersonal forces of history and war that threaten to sweep everyone away.