Author: Lermontov, Mikhail

Price: $13.50

Category:Literature & Fiction
Publication Date:2001-10-01T00:00:01Z
Pages:156
Binding:Paperback
ISBN:10:0140447954
ISBN:13:9780140447958
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.