{"product_id":"a-hero-of-our-time-mikhail-lermontov-9780140447958","title":"A Hero of Our Time","description":"The first example of the psychological novel in Russia, \u003cb\u003eA Hero of Our Time\u003c\/b\u003e influenced Tolstoy, Dostoyevsky, and Chekhov, and other great nineteenth-century masters that followed. Its hero, Pechorin, is Byronic in his wasted gifts, his cynicism, and his desire for any kind of action-good or ill-that will stave off boredom. Outraging many critics when it was first published in 1840, \u003cb\u003eA Hero of Our Time\u003c\/b\u003e follows Pechorin as he embarks on an exciting adventure involving brigands, smugglers, soldiers, rivals, and lovers. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis edition includes a new introduction, chronology, suggestions for further reading, maps, and full explanatory notes.\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Mikhail Lermontov\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0140447954\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780140447958\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Penguin Group\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/01\/2001\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 208\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.36lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.76h x 5.12w x 0.51d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew Yorker (The)\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/31\/2011 pg. 97","brand":"Mikhail Lermontov","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44049360486655,"sku":"9780140447958","price":15.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_fbd173d8-75c5-4f03-b50d-efa565ed7790.jpg?v=1685001138","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/a-hero-of-our-time-mikhail-lermontov-9780140447958","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}