War and Peace

Broadly focuses on Napoleon's invasion of Russia in 1812 and follows three of the most well-known characters in literature:

Pierre Bezukhov, the illegitimate son of a count who is fighting for his inheritance and yearning for spiritual fulfillment;

Prince Andrei Bolkonsky, who leaves his family behind to fight in the war against Napoleon;

Natasha Rostov, the beautiful young daughter of a nobleman who intrigues both men.