by Mikhail Lermontov (Author), Mikhail Lermontov (Author), Paul Foote (Translator)
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.
Format: Paperback
Pages: 208
Edition: Rev ed.
Publisher: Penguin Classics
Published: 28 Jun 2001
ISBN 10: 0140447954
ISBN 13: 9780140447958
[A] smart, spirited new translation.
-The Boston Globe
One of the most vivid and persuasive portraits of the male ego ever put down on paper.
-Neil LaBute, from the Foreword