A Hero of Our Time, Mikhail Lermontov
A Hero of Our Time, Mikhail Lermontov
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A Hero of Our Time

Author: Mikhail Lermontov

Narrator: Nicholas Boulton

Unabridged: 6 hr 9 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Naxos

Published: 11/10/2017

Categories: Fiction, Classic


Synopsis

Grigori Aleksandrovich Pechorin is an enigma: arrogant, cocky, melancholic, brave, cynic, romantic, loner, socialite, soldier, free soul, and yet, victim of the world, he eludes definition and remains a mystery to those who know him. Just who is he? And what does he hope to achieve? Evolving from first person to third person, and then into a diary, A Hero of Our Time takes on a variety of forms to interrogate Pechorin’s cryptic character and his unusual philosophy, providing breathtaking descriptions of the Caucasus along the way. The novel has been hailed as an influence on such writers as Dostoyevsky, Tolstoy and Chekhov, and is a striking take on Lord Byron’s ‘superfluous man’; it harks back to the teaching of Machiavelli, while anticipating the future work of Nietzsche.

About Mikhail Lermontov

Mikhail Yuryevich Lermontov (1814–1841), sometimes called “the poet of the Caucasus,” was the most important Russian poet after Alexander Pushkin’s death. His influence on later Russian literature is still felt in modern times, not only through his poetry, but also by his prose. His poetry remains popular in Chechnya, Dagestan, and beyond Russia.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Vit on April 22, 2023

There is something in A Hero of Our Time that even time is powerless to destroy. The novel is full of everlasting feelings and motives that ruled human beings in ancient times and keep ruling now. I was so delighted to be so high above the world: it was a childlike feeling, I won’t deny it, but withd......more

Goodreads review by فايز غازي on August 04, 2023

- "بطل من هذا الزمان"، الرواية او مجموعة النوفيلات لميخائيل ليرمانتوف تتضافر لتشكل اقنوماً واحداً يمثل الشخصية الرئيسية "بتشورين"! - خمس قصص تأخذنا من الحديث عن "بيتشورين" الى حديثه عن نفسه من خلال مذكراته، او بالأحرى تأخذنا من الظاهر والسطحي والرأي المتكون عنه، الى الباطن والحقيقي ومنطلق تكوين شخصيت......more

Goodreads review by Ilse on January 09, 2023

Vrouwen houden alleen van mannen die ze niet kennen. Aan de hand van vijf ingenieus verbonden novellen krijgen we een indringend psychologisch portret van de jonge officier Petsjorin, het prototype van de Russische ‘overtollige mens’. Petsjorin is een gedesillusioneerde, amorele dandy. Ambivalent......more

Goodreads review by Mark on July 26, 2023

Whenever I see a Penguin Classics book at one of our local second hand book sales, I become hypertensive, I salivate and elbow past the old and infirm, scream like a banshee and trample over little kids, stray dogs and wheelchairs. Yes, this heroic effort of mine (let’s not deny it), this time, resu......more