“Hikâyelerin İzinde: Kitap, Film ve Seyahat”

A Journey Through Life with War and Peace Reading War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy feels like embarking on an epic journey—a journey through history, love, family, and the human soul itself. The sheer breadth of the novel is astonishing, yet Tolstoy has a way of making every page feel intimate, like you’re listening to a close friend recount the most meaningful moments of their life. What struck me most about War and Peace is how alive the characters are. Pierre, Natasha, Andrei—they’re not just characters in a book; they’re people you come to care about deeply. Tolstoy captures their joys and sorrows, their triumphs and failures, with such authenticity that you can't help but feel like you’re living alongside them. And then there’s Tolstoy’s world. His descriptions of Russian society, the chaos of battlefields, and the tranquility of the countryside are so vivid that I often felt like I could reach out and touch them. Yet what makes War and Peace more than just a histor...