A Hero of Our Time

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This translation first published in Penguin Books 2009

Translation, introduction and notes copyright © Natasha Randall, 2009

Foreword copyright © Neil LaBute, 2009

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LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CATALOGING IN PUBLICATION DATA

Lermontov, Mikhail Ur’evich, 1814-1841.

[Geroi nashego vremeni. English]

A hero of our time / Mikhail Lermontov ; translated with an introduction and notes by Natasha Randall ; foreword by Neil Labute.

p. cm.—(Penguin classics)

“This translation first published in Penguin Books 2009.”

Includes bibliographical references.

eISBN : 978-1-101-05721-6

1. Caucasus—Fiction. 2. Russia—Social life and customs—1533-1917—Fiction. 3. Russia—History, Military—1801-1917—Fiction. I. Title.

PG3337.L4G4133 2009

891.73ʹ3—dc22 2009006797

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