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Leo Tolstoy
War and Peace; Anna Karenina
Born 1828 ๐ท๐บ Russia 1869
๐ Known For
1
War and Peace (1869) โ vast novel of Napoleon's invasion of Russia
2
Anna Karenina (1878) โ masterpiece of domestic life and tragedy
3
Influenced Gandhi's philosophy of nonviolent resistance
One of the greatest novelists in history
Quick Facts
Category
๐ Literature
Country
๐ท๐บ Russia
Born
1828
Key Year
1869
Achievement
War and Peace; Anna Karenina