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A masterpiece of Russian prose, Lermontov's only novel was influential for many later 19th century authors, including Tolstoy, Dostoyevsky, and Chekhov. Lermotov'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.
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A Hero of Our Time, Michail Jurjewitsch Lermontow
- Language
- Released
- 2001
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- Title
- A Hero of Our Time
- Language
- English
- Publisher
- Penguin Publishing Group
- Released
- 2001
- Format
- Paperback
- ISBN10
- 0140447954
- ISBN13
- 9780140447958
- Series
- Tags
- Fiction, Historical Themes, Love, Classics, 19th century, Russia, Russian Literature, Modernism, Caucasus, Nihilism
- Original title
- Geroj našego vremeni
- Rating
- 4.1 out of 5
- Description
- A masterpiece of Russian prose, Lermontov's only novel was influential for many later 19th century authors, including Tolstoy, Dostoyevsky, and Chekhov. Lermotov'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.