# A Hero of Our Time

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- Book: [A Hero of Our Time](https://www.bookquiver.com/mikhail-lermontov/a-hero-of-our-time) ([A Hero of Our Time.md](https://www.bookquiver.com/mikhail-lermontov/a-hero-of-our-time.md))
- Authors: [Mikhail Lérmontov](https://www.bookquiver.com/mikhail-lermontov)
- Publisher: hachette_india_little_brown
- ISBN: 978-93-5731-862-4
- Pages: 1
- Published: 2026-03-24
- Language: en_GB
- Binding: Hardcover

## Description

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.