A Hero of Our Time (Penguin Classics)

The first example of the psychological novel in Russia, A Hero of Our Time influenced Tolstoy, Dostoyevsky, and Chekhov, and other great nineteenth-century masters that followed. Its hero, Pechorin, is Byronic in his wasted gifts, his cynicism, and his desire for any kind of action-good or ill-that will stave off boredom. Outraging many critics when it was first published in 1840, A Hero of Our Time follows Pechorin as he embarks on an exciting adventure involving brigands, smugglers, soldiers, rivals, and lovers. This edition includes a new introduction, chronology, suggestions for further reading, maps, and full explanatory notes.

• | Author: Mikhail Lermontov
• | Publisher: Penguin Classics
• | Publication Date: October 01, 2001
• | Number of Pages: 156 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Paperback
• | ISBN-10: 0140447954
• | ISBN-13: 9780140447958