# War & Peace - which translation?

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**Created:** [February 13, 2014, 5:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/war-peace-which-translation/681223 "2014-02-13T05:36:33Z")\
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**Author:** ![Merneith](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/57b2e6/32.png) [@Merneith](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Merneith)\
**Post date:** [February 13, 2014, 5:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/war-peace-which-translation/681223/1 "2014-02-13T05:36:33Z")

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So I want to get a Kindle version of War & Peace, in English. I’ve never read it before, or any of the Russians, really. Which translation do I want? Thanks!