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Li Yiyun read "War and Peace" during the epidemic. She found that "the more unpredictable life is, the more stability and structure "War and Peace" provides." In this book, the author summarizes the ten major inspirations that "War and Peace" brought her in writing: (1) Simple and clear structure; (2) Narration and flashback; (3) Description of actions; (4) Returning the environment to its original nature; (5) Turning decay into magic; (6) Actions turning into activities; (7) Characters' uncharacteristic behavior; (8) Animals telling human stories; (9) Changing the script for the characters; (10) A certain landmark in the character's field of vision. Li Yiyun's 85 diary-style interpretations of "War and Peace" are both an understanding of "War and Peace" and a dialogue with Tolstoy. It is also an explanation of her personal understanding of Tolstoy's writing skills. For readers who like Tolstoy and "War and Peace", they will have a different reading experience.