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Monday, April 16, 2012

War and peace

author: Leo Tolstoy
pages: 957
genre: Historical fiction

This whole story is set in Russia in the 19th century, when Napoleon came to invade Russia.It tells the story of 2 families: The Rostov and Bolkonski and Pierre Bezhoukov.  Those stories are full of love, hate, envy, interogation and passion. It also shows the life of different character's backround; paysant, nobility, farmers, soldiers... ext.
An short glimps of one of the many different stories in this book is the relashionship between the sweet young Natacha and the handsom Prince Andree. Natacha falls in love with prince Andree ( a married man). Until Prince Andree wife dies, a little later a relashionship is born between Natacha and Andree. Sadly, forced by his horrible father, Andree goes to war, and dies seeing one last time his love; Natacha.


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