A Hero of Our Time
Lermontov, Mikhail / Randall, Natasha / Randall, Natasha / Randall, Natasha / LaBute, Neil A brilliant new translation of a perennial favorite of Russian Literature The first major Russian novel, "A Hero of Our Time" was both lauded and reviled upon publication. Its dissipated hero, twenty-five-year-old Pechorin, is a beautiful and magnetic but nihilistic young army officer, bored by life and indifferent to his many sexual conquests. Chronicling his unforgettable adventures in the Caucasus involving brigands, smugglers, soldiers, ri...