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This is the official sign-up post for the 2020 War and Peace<\/em> Chapter-a-Day Read-along. You’re invited to join me in spending the first year of the new decade reading one of the truly monumental literary achievements of the world, War and Peace<\/em> by Leo Tolstoy. The best thing about it is that you don’t have to be intimidated by how long the book is because we\u2019ll be reading it in little bites, a chapter a day, savoring the experience and making it a part of daily life for the next 366 days (2020 is a leap year!).<\/p>\n Each chapter averages about 4 pages, so you should only have to dedicate 10 to 15 minutes a day to reading. And if you get behind, you can catch up pretty easily. The book has 361 chapters (more on the schedule below), so it will take us the entire year to finish. But what an enriching year it will be!<\/p>\n If you loved reading Les Mis\u00e9rables <\/em> in a chapter a day, then chances are you will also enjoy Tolstoy’s masterpiece. The book is set during the Napoleonic era and centers around the French invasion of Russia in 1812.<\/p>\n Why Read War and Peace?<\/strong><\/p>\n How to Participate Reading Schedule and English Translations<\/strong><\/p>\n The reading schedule for War and Peace<\/em> <\/a>was a bit of a challenge to put together because not all translations have the same number of chapters. One of the most famous English translations is by Louise and Aylmer Maude, and their translation has exactly 365 chapters. However, according to the Oxford World’s Classics Edition of War and Peace<\/em>, their “division imposed a different structure on the work.” Most recent translations of the book (including translations by Briggs, Dunnigan, Pevear and Volokhonsky, and the revised Maude translation edited by Amy Mandelker) use Tolstoy’s definitive edition of the Russian text. These more recent translations all have 361 chapters, and that is the structure I used when I put together our schedule. Since there are 366 days in the year 2020 and 361 chapters in War and Peace<\/em>, I have built in five breaks at the end of major sections of the book. These breaks can be days off, but I have also linked to five short stories by Tolstoy if you want to keep up your habit of reading each day.<\/p>\n I will be reading the Signet Classics edition translated by Ann Dunnigan<\/a>. It’s the one I first read in 2003, and I like the translation. One thing to know about War and Peace<\/em>, is that about 2% of the book is in French, and some translators don’t translate the French except in footnotes. My edition by Dunnigan translates almost all the French into English, which I appreciate. It’s also reasonably priced. The disadvantage of the Dunnigan edition is the complete lack of footnotes. Here are the translations that should fit our schedule along with a few comments about them (prices are for Kindle editions and are as of December 16, 2019):<\/p>\n What do you say? Will you join me in 2020 to read this monumental work of literary art?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" This is the official sign-up post for the 2020 War and Peace Chapter-a-Day Read-along. You’re invited to join me in spending the first year of the new decade reading one of the truly monumental literary achievements of the world, War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy. 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![official War and Peace\u00a0<\/em>Chapter-a-Day Read-along graphic<\/a>\u00a0on your website or blog to spread the word.<\/li>\nSubscribe to One Catholic Life so you don\u2019t miss any read-along posts throughout the year. You can get updates via email by using the form in the right-hand sidebar or you can\u00a0subscribe via RSS<\/a>\u00a0and read them in your favorite blog reader.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\nReading Schedule and English Translations<\/strong><\/p>\nThe reading schedule for War and Peace<\/em> <\/a>was a bit of a challenge to put together because not all translations have the same number of chapters. One of the most famous English translations is by Louise and Aylmer Maude, and their translation has exactly 365 chapters. However, according to the Oxford World’s Classics Edition of War and Peace<\/em>, their “division imposed a different structure on the work.” Most recent translations of the book (including translations by Briggs, Dunnigan, Pevear and Volokhonsky, and the revised Maude translation edited by Amy Mandelker) use Tolstoy’s definitive edition of the Russian text. These more recent translations all have 361 chapters, and that is the structure I used when I put together our schedule. Since there are 366 days in the year 2020 and 361 chapters in War and Peace<\/em>, I have built in five breaks at the end of major sections of the book. These breaks can be days off, but I have also linked to five short stories by Tolstoy if you want to keep up your habit of reading each day.<\/p>\nI will be reading the Signet Classics edition translated by Ann Dunnigan<\/a>. It’s the one I first read in 2003, and I like the translation. One thing to know about War and Peace<\/em>, is that about 2% of the book is in French, and some translators don’t translate the French except in footnotes. My edition by Dunnigan translates almost all the French into English, which I appreciate. It’s also reasonably priced. The disadvantage of the Dunnigan edition is the complete lack of footnotes. Here are the translations that should fit our schedule along with a few comments about them (prices are for Kindle editions and are as of December 16, 2019):<\/p>\n\nSignet Classics<\/a> – translated by Anne Dunnigan; translates the French into English; no footnotes; $1.99<\/li>\nOxford World’s Classics<\/a> – the Maude translation, edited by Amy Mandelker; does not translate the French into English except in footnotes; lots of other notes to help the reader understand the historical context; $7.01<\/li>\nPenguin Classics<\/a> – translated by Anthony Briggs; translates the French into English, but has been criticized for being too “british” a translation; lots of footnotes; $9.99<\/li>\nVintage Classics<\/a> – translated by Pevear and Volokhonsky; puts the French translations in footnotes; lots of reader notes; $14.99<\/li>\n<\/ul>\nWhat do you say? 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