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.
Bibliophile Princess: Volume 2
Yui
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The Possessed :
Fyodor Dostoevsky
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Salomé by Oscar Wilde (Illustrated)
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Bibliophile Princess: Volume 3
Yui
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The Possessed
Fyodor Dostoyevsky
audiobookbook
Child of God
Cormac McCarthy
audiobook
The Possessed
Fyodor Dostoyevsky
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The Fisherman and His Soul
Oscar Wilde
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Everyman
Philip Roth
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The Scarlet Letter
Nathaniel Hawthorne
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Carmilla
Sheridan Le Fanu
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The Idiot
Fyodor Dostoyevsky
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Lauri
3.7.2025
A somewhat fascinating critique of the old classical Byronic romantic hero. An innovative for the time non-cheonological structure brings this story to life along with the beautiful descriptions of the Caucasian landscapes. I found the story however a bit meandering and kind of boring because of that. At points the story was hard to follow as well. Another Russian classic to add to the collection. Though a bit on the weaker end.
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