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Mentioned in 216 episodes

War and Peace

Book • 1869

Set during the Napoleonic Wars, 'War and Peace' follows the lives of several Russian aristocratic families, including the Bezukhovs, the Rostovs, and the Bolkonskys.

The novel spans from 1805 to 1820 and is known for its realistic detail and psychological analysis.

It explores the impact of Napoleon's invasion of Russia on the characters and society, delving into themes of love, family, war, and personal growth.

The novel includes historical events such as the Battle of Austerlitz, the Treaties of Tilsit, and the French invasion of Russia, intertwining historical and fictional elements.

Mentioned by

Daniel Immerwahr

Henrik Karlsson

Mentioned in 216 episodes

Mentioned by

Dan Shipper

, who loves it and has read it three times, praising Tolstoy's brilliant writing.

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Mentioned by

Dan Houser

as one of the books he would recommend to an alien, stating it is one of the best novels written in Russian.

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Mentioned by

Lex Fridman

as a gift from

Neri Oxman

.

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Mentioned by

Anna Lembke

as a book she pretended to read while secretly reading bodice rippers.

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Mentioned by

Paul Harding

when talking about ambitious reading.

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Mentioned by

Daniel Immerwahr

as the measure of attentional failures today in our inability to read long novels.

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Mentioned by

Henrik Karlsson

as a book he retold for his daughter.

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Mentioned by

Jeff Sandefer

as a book read by students in Acton Academy.

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Mentioned by

Peter Attia

as an example of a long text that could be used to train speech decoding AI.

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Mentioned by

Dan Shipper

, who was reading it over Christmas and referenced its description of German generals' strategy.

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