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War and Peace

American  

noun

  1. a novel (1862–69) by Leo Tolstoy.


War and Peace Cultural  
  1. (1865–1869) A novel by Leo Tolstoy. It recounts the history of several Russian families during the wars against Napoleon Bonaparte. Many consider it the greatest novel ever written.


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"We're not talking about Playboy magazine, you know, we're talking about Anna Karenina and War and Peace," Ms Hayes said.

From BBC • Aug. 31, 2024

The thought kept occurring to me while reading "War and Peace," Leo Tolstoy’s massive novel following a few Russian families during the Napoleonic Wars.

From Salon • Jan. 28, 2024

Since Wikipedia is more than 20 years old, some of these walls of texts are now lengthier than War and Peace.

From Slate • Aug. 24, 2023

In his novel War and Peace, he contended that the “general mass of men” who participate in history are the ones who truly cause events.

From Textbooks • Apr. 19, 2023

Before departing, he gave Westerberg a treasured 1942 edition of Tolstoys War and Peace.

From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer

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