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Russian literature's first major prose novel, this gripping work was a primary influence on Tolstoy, Dostoyevsky, and other great 19th-century writers. The author drew upon his personal Byronic exploits to create these picaresque adventures amid the rugged Caucasus in the company of bandits, freebooters, and beautiful women.
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A Hero of Our Time, Michail Jurjewitsch Lermontow
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- Released
- 2006
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- Title
- A Hero of Our Time
- Language
- English
- Publisher
- Dover Publications Inc.
- Released
- 2006
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 192
- ISBN10
- 0486451291
- ISBN13
- 9780486451299
- 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
- Russian literature's first major prose novel, this gripping work was a primary influence on Tolstoy, Dostoyevsky, and other great 19th-century writers. The author drew upon his personal Byronic exploits to create these picaresque adventures amid the rugged Caucasus in the company of bandits, freebooters, and beautiful women.