TY - BOOK AU - Lermontov,Mikhail Iurevich AU - Boltz,August TI - Der Held unserer Zeit: Kaukasische Lebensbilder AV - PG PY - 2012/// CY - Salt Lake City, UT PB - Project Gutenberg KW - Psychological fiction KW - Caucasus -- Fiction KW - Russia -- Social life and customs -- 1533-1917 -- Fiction KW - Russia -- History, Military -- 1801-1917 -- Fiction N1 - Translation of: Герой нашего времени; Wikipedia page about this book: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ein_Held_unserer_Zeit; Release date is 2012-05-05; Produced by Jens Sadowski, based on scans obtained from Bayerische Staatsbibliothek München; Original publication data not identified N2 - "Der Held unserer Zeit: Kaukasische Lebensbilder" by Mikhail Iurevich Lermontov is a novel published in 1840. Considered the first psychological novel in Russian literature, it follows the enigmatic officer Grigory Pechorin through interconnected stories set in the Caucasus. Through encounters with a kidnapped Circassian princess, smugglers, society ladies, and fellow officers, Pechorin emerges as a Byronic figure—the archetype of the "superfluous man" whose unpredictable actions leave tragedy in their wake. The narrative unfolds through multiple perspectives, revealing a complex portrait of restlessness and moral ambiguity. (This is an automatically generated summary.) UR - https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/39623 ER -