And this is no less valuable in a messy modern world, than it was when the novel was first written.Īs Richard Pevear notes in the introduction to his translation of “War and Peace,” the Russian novelist Ivan Turgenev once criticized the novel because he claimed that the characters were “all mediocrities.” This is true, in a sense. It’s a book that expertly relays the beauty of merely being alive through its relatable characters, moving scenes and realistic character development. “War and Peace” is a book that is still relevant to the modern reader because it’s a book about life. Yet, in spite of the fact that it is so challenging, it has maintained a legacy of being a masterpiece and is beloved by many who read it. The primary reason for its fearsome reputation is because the book is well over a thousand pages in most printed editions. “War and Peace” by Leo Tolstoy has attained a status as one of the most famous, yet most daunting, books in the modern library.
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