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New Translation of Tolstoy
Richard Pevear and Larissa Volokhonsky are award-winning translators of Anna Karenina and The Brothers Karamazov. Their translations have been praised by critics for capturing the author’s original tone. They’ve now translated Leo Tolstoy’s master epic, War and Peace. This new translation is already being praised for its fidelity to Tolstoy’s style and cadence, and for its accessible prose.
Events: Richard Pevear and Larissa Volokhonsky will be speaking and signing books
Tuesday, October 16 at 7pm
The Strand Bookstore
828 Broadway, at 12th Street
Richard Pevear and Larissa Volokhonsky will be speaking
Thursday, October 18 at 7pm
New York Public Library
Fifth Avenue, at 42nd Street
For tickets, visit the NYPL website.
Richard Pevear and Larissa Volokhonsky will introduce a screening of Sergie Bondarchuk’s film adaptation of War and Peace
Friday, October 19 at 7pm
Film Forum
209 West Houston Street
For tickets, visit the Film Forum’s website.
War and Peace is available for purchase at amazon.com
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