02111cam a2200361 4500 2819462082 TxAuBib 20260724120000.0 ||||||s2006||||||||||||||||||||||||und|u 9781483088457 1483088456 97abe6cd-7d83-475b-8278-210fb71b35dc OverDrive (Reserve ID) 62189 OverDrive (Product ID) 9781982452643 TxAuBib Tolstoy, Leo. War and Peace [Libby Audiobook]. Blackstone Publishing, 2006. Format: OverDrive OverDrive Listen, Filesize: 1678MB. classic literature. HTML:<p><strong>Often called the greatest novel ever written, War and Peace is at once a historical war epic, a philosophical study, and a celebration of the Russian spirit.</strong></p> <p>Noted for its mastery of realistic detail and psychological analysis, War and Peace follows the metamorphosis of five aristocratic families against the backdrop of the Napoleonic wars. Individual stories interweave as each of Tolstoy's memorable characters seek fulfillment, fall in love, make mistakes, and become scarred by war in different ways.</p> <p>Out of this complex narrative emerges a profound examination of the individual's place in the historical process.</p> <p>Thomas Mann praised Tolstoy for his Homeric powers: "To be played upon by the animal keenness of this eye, the sheer power of this creative attack, the entirely clear and true greatness...of this epic, is to find one's way home...to everything within us that is fundamental and sane."</p>. Classic Literature. Literature. Fiction. 10. 11. 12. 9. Media Type: Audiobook. Importer Version: 2014-01-08.01 Import Date: 2026-07-24 20:00:03. Garnett, Constance, 1861-1946. Davidson, Frederick. https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=97ABE6CD-7D83-475B-8278-210FB71B35DC&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (OverDrive Listen)