Author: Tolstoy, Leo, graf, 1828-1910,
Author: Maude, Louise, 1855-1939,
Author: Maude, Aylmer, 1858-1938,
Publication year: 2015
Format: Paperback
Edition: [New edition] / with an introduction by Andrew Davies ; translat
Publisher: London : BBC Books,
Resource type: Physical
ISBN: 184990846X 9781849908467 (pbk.) :
Notes:
TV tie-in.
Translated from the Russian.
Tolstoy's beguiling masterpiece entwines love, death and determinism with Russia's war with Napoleon and its effects on those swept up by the terror it brings. The lives of Pierre, Prince Andrei and Natasha are changed forever as conflict rages throughout the early 19th century. This is the official tie-in edition to the BBC adaptation of War and Peace with an exclusive introduction written by Andrew Davies.Tolstoy's beguiling masterpiece entwines love, death and determinism with Russia's war with Napoleon and its effects on those swept up by the terror it brings. The lives of Pierre, Prince Andrei and Natasha are changed forever as conflict rages throughout the early nineteenth century. Following the rise and fall of some of society's most influential families, this truthful and poignant epic is as relevant today as ever.This six part adaptation has been written by Bafta-winning author Andrew Davies and will be directed by Tom Harper (Peaky Blinders, The Scouting Book for Boys, Wom