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A Hero of Our Time is a novel by Russian writer Mikhail Y. Lermontov, published in 1840. It is considered one of the first psychological novels in Russian literature and an important work of Russian Romanticism with elements of realism.
The story follows Logan Huett, a former scout for General Crook, who realizes his dreams of a self-sustaining life in a secluded canyon, building a homestead alongside his wife Lucinda and children.
In the novel, the author describes and comments on domestic socio-political phenomena with dark humor and criticism, almost vaudeville-like, while using a good deal of lively and juicy Međimurje speech.
Lana Derkač's prose is one of those rare exceptions that does not agree to race on readership charts and adapt to the laws of market logic, exceptions in which subtlety and reflection take precedence over fabularization and flirting with readers.
This novel, which was first published in 1965, is known for its themes of crime, revenge, and the psychological aspects of characters, especially those with disturbed behavior.
This short novel deserves to be called a classic. Its heroine, Holly Golightly, an eccentric young woman with a whimsical and unconventional demeanor, simply gets under the skin of the people around her and the readers of this novel.