<P> The standard Russian text of War and Peace is divided into four books ( comprising fifteen parts ) and an epilogue in two parts . Roughly the first half is concerned strictly with the fictional characters , whereas the latter parts , as well as the second part of the epilogue , increasingly consist of essays about the nature of war , power , history , and historiography . Tolstoy interspersed these essays into the story in a way that defies previous fictional convention . Certain abridged versions remove these essays entirely , while others , published even during Tolstoy 's life , simply moved these essays into an appendix . </P>
<P> The standard Russian text of War and Peace is divided into four books ( comprising fifteen parts ) and an epilogue in two parts . Roughly the first half is concerned strictly with the fictional characters , whereas the latter parts , as well as the second part of the epilogue , increasingly consist of essays about the nature of war , power , history , and historiography . Tolstoy interspersed these essays into the story in a way that defies previous fictional convention . Certain abridged versions remove these essays entirely , while others , published even during Tolstoy 's life , simply moved these essays into an appendix . </P>
how many war and peace books are there
how many war and peace books are there
four books ( comprising fifteen parts )
four books ( comprising fifteen parts )