A Hero of Our Time by Mikhail Lermontov

A Hero of Our Time

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  • Genre Classics
  • Publisher Modern Library
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  • Size 6.06 MB
  • Length 203 Pages

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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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