<P> Natasha , Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812 is a sung - through musical adaptation of a 70 - page segment from Leo Tolstoy 's War and Peace written by composer / lyricist Dave Malloy and directed by Rachel Chavkin . It is based on Volume 2 , Part 5 of Tolstoy 's novel , focusing on Natasha 's affair with Anatole and Pierre 's search for meaning in his life . </P>
<P> Natasha , Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812 is a sung - through musical adaptation of a 70 - page segment from Leo Tolstoy 's War and Peace written by composer / lyricist Dave Malloy and directed by Rachel Chavkin . It is based on Volume 2 , Part 5 of Tolstoy 's novel , focusing on Natasha 's affair with Anatole and Pierre 's search for meaning in his life . </P>
what part of war and peace is the great comet
what part of war and peace is the great comet
Volume 2 , Part 5
Volume 2 , Part 5