A Hero of Our Time (Penguin Classics)

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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.

Name in long format: A Hero of Our Time (Penguin Classics)
ISBN-10: 0141934743
ISBN-13: 9780141934747
Book pages: 195
Book language: en
Edition: 2Rev Ed
Binding: Kindle Edition
Publisher: Penguin

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