War and Peace

Posted on by Sushmita Sahay
War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy (1869) provides a broad panorama of Russian society against the backdrop of the 1812 Napoleonic army’s invasion. Two key themes in the novel are spirituality in the main characters and family happiness as the ultimate reward for spiritual suffering.

Just thought of sharing the relevance of these words by the author in this acclaimed book, ironic resonance of the theme…and his place of birth…

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Published by Sushmita Sahay

I love this beautiful World. Books and travel come in next. I write my random musings- share it fortnightly on this site and wait to hear from you.