A Hero of Our Time

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 Group
Published: 10/01/2001
Pages: 208
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.36lbs
Size: 7.76h x 5.12w x 0.51d
ISBN13: 9780140447958
ISBN10: 0140447954
BISAC Categories:
- Fiction | Classics
- Literary Criticism | Russian & Former Soviet Union
- Fiction | Literary

About the Author
Paul Foote was, until his retirement, a university lecturer in Russian and fellow of The Queen's College, Oxford.