num_pages: 416
description: Proud, wilful and charismatic, Pechorin is Byronic in his wasted gifts and bored by his stifling world. With a predatory energy for any activity that will relieve his ennui, he embarks on a series of exciting adventures, involving smugglers, brigands, soldiers, rivals and lovers, and leaves a trail of broken hearts behind him.
language: English
title: A Hero of our Time
titlecomplete: A Hero of our Time
characters: Grigory Alexandrovich Pechorin, Kazbich, Princess Mary, Maxim Maximytch, Vulich, Bela, Dr. Werner, Vera (A Hero of Our Time), Grushnitsky
genres: Russia, Literature, Fiction, Russian Literature, Literary Fiction, Historical Fiction, 19th Century, School, Novels, Classics
ratings_count: 57090
places: Caucasus
publisher: Everymans Library