Book · 1840 · Fiction
A Hero of Our Time
Penguin Books (Penguin Random House) · 168 pages
★ 6.6 editorial score
Pechorin seduces, duels, and wrecks lives across the Caucasus, then records in his diary exactly why he does it. Russian fiction took its habit of merciless self-analysis from this bored young officer.
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