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A hero of our time / Mikhail Lermontov ; translated with an introduction and notes by Natasha Randall ; foreword by Neil Labute.

Title
A hero of our time / Mikhail Lermontov ; translated with an introduction and notes by Natasha Randall ; foreword by Neil Labute.
Author
Lermontov, Mikhail I︠U︡rʹevich, 1814-1841
Publication
New York : Penguin Books, 2009.

Details

Additional Authors
  • LaBute, Neil.
  • Randall, Natasha.
Description
xxvi, 174 p.; 20 cm.
Summary
Twenty-five-year-old Pechorin, is a beautiful and magnetic but nihilistic young army officer, bored by life and indifferent to his many sexual conquests. Chronicling his unforgettable adventures in the Caucasus involving brigands, smugglers, soldiers, rivals, and lovers, this is a classic tale of alienation.
Series Statement
Penguin classics
Uniform Title
  • Geroĭ nashego vremeni. English
  • Penguin classics.
Alternative Title
Geroĭ nashego vremeni.
Subject
  • Caucasus > Fiction
  • Russia > History, Military > 1801-1917 > Fiction
  • Russia > Social life and customs > 1533-1917 > Fiction
Genre/Form
  • Fiction
  • Military history
Note
  • "This translation first published in Penguin Books 2009." -- T.p. verso.
  • "New Translation" -- Cover.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references.
Processing Action (note)
  • committed to retain
Contents
Part One: I. Bela -- II. Maxim Maximych -- Pechorin's diaries -- Foreword -- 1. Taman -- Part Two: 2. Princess Mary -- 3. The Fatalist -- Notes.
ISBN
  • 9780143105633
  • 0143105639
LCCN
^^2009006797