tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29803016.post4529959909326101575..comments2024-03-29T08:55:34.078+00:00Comments on ImageNations: Volume I: War and Peace by Leo TolstoyImageNationshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06021414643103601330noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29803016.post-79296211107809530402013-03-19T15:52:54.171+00:002013-03-19T15:52:54.171+00:00Yes... and I'm there now. He's a great wri...Yes... and I'm there now. He's a great writer.ImageNationshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06021414643103601330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29803016.post-39984484142274514792013-03-19T15:50:49.404+00:002013-03-19T15:50:49.404+00:00Thanks Maria for this further expatiation of the n...Thanks Maria for this further expatiation of the novel; especially the use of the Frenchmen and Napoleon to represent the other world. Yes, the book is an ecyclopaedia of Russians and their livelihoods. It's really a treasure tome.ImageNationshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06021414643103601330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29803016.post-35779426299694026162013-03-19T13:48:43.973+00:002013-03-19T13:48:43.973+00:00War and Peace is a great epic novel! As the Russia...<a href="http://www.books.so/authors/leo-tolstoy/war-and-peace" rel="nofollow">War and Peace</a> is a great epic novel! As the Russian, I can asure you that "ours" word usage is totally essential for people at the time (19th century). Leo Tolstoy introduced a real encyclopedia of Russians and Russian livelihood in contrast to the whole world (in the book it is refered to Frenchmen and Napoleon, but deeper meaning of the book speaks of the wider scales).Mariahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03100355255727495795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29803016.post-80318204033047599352013-03-13T02:55:35.080+00:002013-03-13T02:55:35.080+00:00So glad you found a copy of War and Peace for your...So glad you found a copy of <em>War and Peace</em> for yourself, Nana, and that you're looking forward to the rest of the book. I think the best parts of the novel are still ahead of you in that the upheaval to the major characters caused by the war with Napoleon inspires some of Tolstoy's most vivid, yet analytical writing about "the human condition."Richardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01746599416342846897noreply@blogger.com