Description
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.
Binding Type: Paperback
Contributors: Mikhail Lermontov,Paul Foote (Translator)
Published: 10/01/2001
Publisher: Penguin Classics
ISBN: 9780140447958
Pages: 208
Weight: 0.36lbs
Size: 0.51″ H x 7.76″ L x 5.12″ W
About the Author
Paul Foote was, until his retirement, a university lecturer in Russian and fellow of The Queen’s College, Oxford.
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