{"product_id":"a-hero-of-our-time-paperback-2","title":"A Hero of Our Time - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMikhail Lermontov\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003ePaul Foote\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\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\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003ePaul Foote was, until his retirement, a university lecturer in Russian and fellow of The Queen's College, Oxford.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 208\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.51 x 7.76 x 5.12 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 01, 2001\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51753862955296,"sku":"9780140447958","price":15.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/0e0cdd3e534e62eb79d1940816f2acb4.webp?v=1780028515","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/a-hero-of-our-time-paperback-2","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}