War and Peace (in 2 books) (Voyna i Mir)

Leo Tolstoy's War and Peace is a book for all times. It seems as if it has always existed; the text seems so familiar as soon as we open the novel's first pages, so memorable are its many episodes: the hunt and Christmastide, Natasha Rostova's first ball, the moonlit night in Otradnoye, Prince Andrei at the Battle of Austerlitz... Scenes of 'peaceful' family life alternate with images that have significance for the course of world history, but for Tolstoy they are equal, linked in a single flow of time. Each episode is important not only for the development of the plot but also as one of the countless manifestations of life, which is rich in every moment and which Tolstoy teaches us to love.