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Tolstoy's epic masterpiece intertwines the lives of private and public individuals during the time of the Napoleonic wars and the French invasion of Russia. The fortunes of the Rostovs and the Bolkonskys, of Pierre, Natasha, and Andrei, are intimately connected with the national history that is played out in parallel with their lives. Balls and soirees alternate with councils of war and the machinations of statesmen and generals, scenes of violent battles with everyday human passions in a work whose extraordinary imaginative power has never been surpassed.
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| Y/M/D | Association | Description | Place | Locale | Food | Event | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1869/00/00 | Leo Tolstoy | Author | War and Peace - published | ||||
| 1869/00/00 | M N Katkov | Publisher | War and Peace - published | ||||
| 1937/00/00 | Jimmy Carter | Life | At the suggestion of his high school superintendent, Juli Coleman, twelve year old Jimmy Carter reads "War and Peace". | Jimmy Carter National Historic Site | Plains, GA | ||
| 1953/00/00 | After reading Tolstoy's War and Peace, Larry Rivers is inspired to paint the most controversial painting of our time |
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| Particulars for War and Peace (book): | |||
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| Art Type | Book | a written or printed work consisting of pages glued or sewn together along one side and bound in covers. | |
| Narrative Arts | Fiction | prose literature, especially short stories and novels, that describes imaginary events and people | |
| Narrative Arts | Historical Fiction | literary genre where the story takes place in the past | |
| Narrative Arts | Makrystoria | the longest form of narrative fiction, a very long novel | |
| Era | Napoleonic Wars (1803-1815) | Wars Napoleonic Bonaparte, 1803 to 1815 | |
| Narrative Arts | Narrative | an account of connected events | |
| Art Type | Novel | long form fiction narrative that is at least 40,000 words in length | |
| Narrative Arts | Prose | ordinary written language | |
| Narrative Arts | Saga | a long detailed account | |
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| Original Language: | Russian | ||
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