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A prominent figure of the İkinci Yeni poetry movement, this author developed a distinctive world of imagery and a stark, unadorned style. His poems often weave profound sorrow and human tragedy with sharp irony, later incorporating a strong social conscience from the 1970s onwards. Initially known for a more closed poetic approach, his work evolved to sensitively address societal issues without compromising artistic depth. Beyond his acclaimed verse, he also made significant contributions as a prolific translator of international literature.

A Hero of Our Time
216 pages
8 hours of reading
In its adventurous happenings-its abductions, duels, and sexual intrigues-"A Hero of Our Time" looks backward to the tales of Sir Walter Scott and Lord Byron, so beloved by Russian society in the 1820s and '30s. In the character of its protagonist, Pechorin-the archetypal Russian antihero-Lermontov's novel looks forward to the subsequent glories of a Russian literature that it helped, in great measure, to make possible. This edition includes a Translator's Foreword by Vladimir Nabokov, who translated the novel in collaboration with his son, Dmitri Nabokov.
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A Hero of Our Time