{"product_id":"war-and-peace-9781400079988","title":"War and Peace","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the award-winning translators of \u003ci\u003eAnna Karenina\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Brothers Karamazov\u003c\/i\u003e comes this magnificent new translation of Tolstoy's masterwork.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eNominated as one of America's best-loved novels by PBS's \u003ci\u003eThe Great American Read\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWar and Peace\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003ebroadly focuses on Napoleon's invasion of Russia in 1812 and follows three of the most well-known characters in literature: Pierre Bezukhov, the illegitimate son of a count who is fighting for his inheritance and yearning for spiritual fulfillment; Prince Andrei Bolkonsky, who leaves his family behind to fight in the war against Napoleon; and Natasha Rostov, the beautiful young daughter of a nobleman who intrigues both men.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA s Napoleon's army invades, Tolstoy brilliantly follows characters from diverse backgrounds--peasants and nobility, civilians and soldiers--as they struggle with the problems unique to their era, their history, and their culture. And as the novel progresses, these characters transcend their specificity, becoming some of the most moving--and human--figures in world literature.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Vintage\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/02\/2008\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781400079988\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 1296\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.20lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.20h x 6.10w x 1.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/21\/2008 pg. 20\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eEntertainment Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/02\/2011 pg. 82\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eEntertainment Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/22\/2016 pg. 74\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader Quiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e10048 \/ War and Peace\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.1 \/ \u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Upper Grade \/ \u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 118\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Leo Tolstoy","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36649419931804,"sku":"9781400079988","price":21.25,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_ac0b6d5d-2dd1-4604-890b-4ffe12e59c1f.jpg?v=1603872707","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/war-and-peace-9781400079988","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}