War and Peace (Pevear/Volokhonsky Translation) Leo Tolstoy
Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group

Eventually found the updated Pevear & Volokhonsky translation which made all the difference. War and Peace (Pevear/Volokhonsky Translation) Leo Tolstoy Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group. Elaine makes a misguided attempt to ingratiate herself with a famous Russian writer (hilariously named Testikov) by telling him what Jerry had jokingly told her earlier: that the original title of War and Peace was War, What Is It Good For? A battlefield that starts out crisply beautiful, a golden autumn scene, and gradually transforms into a muddy hell. War and Peace (Pevear/Volokhonsky Translation). "As long as 'War and Peace' " is a comparison understood even by people who have never cracked its covers. Cunningham's introduction was written before all of thehullabaloo over the Pevear and Volokhonsky translations of War and Peace. I read the Pevear/Volokhonsky translation, and I was absolutely blown away. It was translated by Max Hayward and Manya Harari, and lest I sound like I'm spitting in the eye of Richard Pevear and Larissa Volokhonsky, I loved it. War.and.Peace.Pevear.Volokhonsky.Translation..pdf. Things don't turn out well for her after that.