Bezukhov is the character through which Tolstoy often offers his own views on struggle and other political ideas. He is wealthy and that makes him desirable in most social gatherings, but he still finds his own presence awkward owing to his benevolent nature. The principal character of the novel is Pierre Bezukhov, who is the son of a Russian grandee.
It describes in great detail the French invasion of Russia through the eyes of five aristocrats, and is one of the longest novels ever crafted. That’s deliberate practice in a nutshell.War And Peace is one of the earliest known works of Leo Tolstoy and is considered to Leo Tolstoy’s finest work. He wrote and rewrote the novel until he was satisfied. Talent is overrated.įirst off, Tolstoy was a guy, so having a family actually freed up time for him-Sophia Tolstaya actually copied out his novels for him.Īnd did you notice I wrote that the first draft of the book was done within a year? Even though that version did somehow get published, Tolstoy hated it and revised it at least seven times before he allowed it to be re-published. Tolstoy must have more talent in one strand of his lustrous beard than I have in my whole body. Do you feel like a loser right now? Because I feel like a loser.
And, it was the same year he married, moved to the country, and had a baby. Yep, this huge novel was done in less than 365 days. The first draft of War and Peace was finished within a year. How'd He do That? Author HighLights: Leo Tolstoy It sped up the scene and I was suddenly eager to turn the page and read more. After hours of narration and dialogue, the familiar historical figure perked up my interest in the story. These appearances aren’t exactly historically accurate, but they add interest to the story. Napoleon makes a couple brief appearances in the story, grounding the plot in reality. He could not have told them simply that all rode at a trot, that he fell down, wrenched his arm, and ran away from a Frenchman into the woods…They expected a story of how he was all enveloped in flames, how, forgetting himself, he flew like a storm against a square, how he cut his way through it, slashing to the right and to the left, how his sword glutted on flesh how he fell down exhausted and all such things.
The way Tolstoy describes the horror of war and the illusions of glory feels real and raw. The novel describes in detail the different kinds of warfare from the Calvary to guerrilla tactics. The “war” part of War and Peace is also worth studying, especially if you are writing about historical warfare. If you’re writing about family connections across generations this would be a great novel to study. That being said, it’s a heck of a family epic. Like with all the 19th-century novels, I can’t recommend using this book as a blueprint for the modern novel.
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