War and Peace (Penguin Clothbound Classics) Review “There remains the greatest of all novelists—for what else can we call the author of War and Peace?” —Virginia Woolf  About the Author Leo Tolstoy (1828–1910) was born in central Russia. After serving in the Crimean War, he retired to his estate and devoted himself to writing, farming, and raising his large family. His novels and outspoken social polemics brought him world fame.   Anthony Briggs (translator) has written, translated, or edited twenty books in the fields of Russian and English literature.   Orlando Figes (introduction) is the prizewinning author of A People’s Tragedy and Natasha’s Dance. He is a regular contributor to the New York Times, the Washington Post, and the New York Review of Books. 				    	 					              See all Product description