Mikhail Lermontov was born in 1814 and made several journies to the Caucasus before entering St Petersburg Guards' school where he began writing poetry and autobiographical dramas in prose. He died in a duel in 1841. Influenced by Byron, he is renowned as Russia's one true Romantic poet.
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Set in New York City in 1938, this is a sophisticated and entertaining debut novel about an irresistible young woman with an uncommon sense of purpose. Read an excerpt. Listen to a podcast.