自稱對文學有「狂戀式的愛情」的托爾斯泰，前後耗費十餘年的光陰，才完成這部劃時代的鉅著。《戰爭與和平》主要以1812年拿破崙侵俄的戰爭為中心，敘述三個俄羅斯貴族家族，在戰爭與和平的年代裡，經歷生活中無數的苦痛後，終於體驗出人生真諦的故事，同時隨著主角的命運軌跡，展露出19世紀初期俄國社會與政治變遷的形形色色，記下歐洲歷史最動盪的時期，氣勢恢宏澎湃，無以倫比。
托爾斯泰作品最大的特色便是運用寫實主義和心理分析的手法。在《戰爭與和平》中，人物就多達559個，每一個都是活生生的血肉之軀，各有其獨特的個性，且充滿了生命的悸動，恐怕只有莎士比亞的作品可以媲美。而書中史詩般的輝煌節奏與寬闊視界，也只有荷馬的作品可以相較。
*本書中譯本>由木馬文化出版
THE ACCLAIMED TRANSLATION BY RICHARD PEVEAR AND LARISSA VOLOKHONSKY
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