Lermontov: Hero Of Our Time (Everyman)

by Mikhail Lermontov (Author)

• Used

  Paperback
  1995

  $135.48

  The prose masterpiece by the Russian poet who wrote on such themes as rebellion and personal suffering.

• Used

  Paperback
  1975

  $4.92

  In five linked episodes, Lermontov builds up the portrait of a man caught up in and expressing the sickness of his times. A marvelous novel and an early landmark in Russian literature, A Hero of Our Time served as an inspiration for many later Russian authors, including Tolstoy and Dostoyevsky.

• New

  Paperback
  2001

  $15.51

  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.