A Hero of Our Time
Author(s): Mikhail Lermontov
A masterpiece of Russian prose, Lermontov's only novel was influential for many later nineteenth-century authors, including Tolstoy, Dostoyevsky and Chekhov. Lermontov's hero, Pechorin, is a dangerous man, Byronic in his wasted gifts and his cynicism, and desperate for any kind of action that will stave off boredom. In five linked episodes, Lermontov builds up a portrait of a man caught in and expressing the sickness of his times.
Product Information
General Fields
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- : Penguin UK
- : Penguin
- : 0.168
- : October 2009
- : 198mm X 129mm X 17mm
- : books
Special Fields
- : 910
- : Paperback
- : Mikhail Lermontov