Award-winning new translation of the masterpiece. "The narrative power of this work is unparalleled," judged Thomas Mann. For Virginia Woolf, Tolstoy was simply "the greatest of all novelists." It is no surprise that half a century passed before someone found the courage to take on the challenge of a new translation. Barbara Conrad deserves credit for finally presenting perhaps the most famous novel in world literature in a manner true to the original. The two-volume edition in a decorative slipcase includes a comprehensive appendix that not only brings the reader closer to Tolstoy's work but also to the famous Russian writer himself. "Here you hear the master. Tolstoy is not understandable - but hypnotic. The new translation of 'War and Peace' wonderfully proves this. This edition sets high standards for the coming decades.".