Question Of The Day - January 25,2009

A is known for his great literary work B.

Most of the characters of B were based on real life people known to A. Two important characters of B were based on his father & mother. Two other characters resemble A himself. Another character was having striking similarity with his wife & sister-in-law.

Before the first version of B was ready, one third of the whole book had been published in a magazine under the title C.

The book B also highlights the contrasting styles of operation of two historic generals, D & E. The character D was from the author's nation and his modest, but effective style actually rescued his country from the aggressive invasion of E.

Identify A,B,C,D & E.
[5 Points]


Answer:
A-Leo Tolstoy
B-War & Peace
C-1805
D-Napoleon
E-General Kutuzov