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  • Published: 15 August 1992
  • ISBN: 9781857150780
  • Imprint: Everyman
  • Format: Hardback
  • Pages: 232
  • RRP: $32.99

A Hero of Our Time




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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.

  • Published: 15 August 1992
  • ISBN: 9781857150780
  • Imprint: Everyman
  • Format: Hardback
  • Pages: 232
  • RRP: $32.99

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