num_pages: 185
description: In its adventurous happenings, its abductions, duels, and sexual intrigues, A Hero of Our Time looks backward to the tales of Sir Walter Scott and Lord Byron, so beloved by Russian society in the 1820s and '30s. In the character of its protagonist, Pechorin, the archetypal Russian antihero, Lermontov's novel looks forward to the subsequent glories and passion of Russian literature that it helped, in great measure, to make possible.
language: English
title: A Hero of Our Time
titlecomplete: A Hero of Our Time
characters: Bela, Grushnitsky, Maxim Maximytch, Kazbich, Vulich, Grigory Alexandrovich Pechorin, Vera (A Hero of Our Time), Princess Mary, Dr. Werner
genres: Classics, Russia, Novels, Russian Literature, School, Historical Fiction, Literature, 19th Century, Fiction, Literary Fiction
ratings_count: 57065
places: Caucasus
publisher: Penguin USA (P)