A Hero of Our Time
1840 novel by Mikhail Lermontov / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For other uses, see A Hero of Our Time (disambiguation).
A Hero of Our Time (Russian: Герой нашего времени, tr. Gerój nášego vrémeni, IPA: [ɡʲɪˈroj ˈnaʂɨvə ˈvrʲemʲɪnʲɪ]) is a novel by Mikhail Lermontov, written in 1839, published in 1840, and revised in 1841.
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Author | Mikhail Lermontov |
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Original title | Герой нашего времени |
Country | Russia |
Language | Russian |
Publisher | Iliya Glazunov & Co (Типография Ильи Глазунова и Ко) |
Publication date | 1840 |
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It is an example of the superfluous man novel, noted for its compelling Byronic hero (or antihero) Pechorin and for the beautiful descriptions of the Caucasus. There are several English translations, including one by Vladimir Nabokov and Dmitri Nabokov in 1958.