War and Peace
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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
Photos of Thaci and others facing similar charges in The Hague are displayed across the country with the inscription: "Heroes of War and Peace."
From Reuters ● Apr. 3, 2023
Mr. Akbari of the Institute for War and Peace Reporting, pointed to videos showing women cutting off their hair in public, or on social media, as unique to the current demonstrations.
From New York Times ● Oct. 4, 2022
“Why, it was War and Peace, a very large book. I raised it up slowly and then I aimed it carefully and I threw it right at that bear and screamed, ‘Be gone!’
From "Because of Winn-Dixie" by Kate DiCamillo
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