Kurpita, Teodor (pseudonym: Teok)

Karykatury z literatury: fotohrafii z tvorchoi parafii [Caricatures from literature: photographs from creative parish]

Munich: Skoromokh, 1947. Hordynsky, Sviatoslav (illustrator). Original pictorial wrappers. Item #134

The book measures 21 x 15 cm, spans 61 pages, and includes illustrations.The text is in Ukrainian, with noticeable wear on the wrappers and spine. The title page bears the inscription "Donor: Anton Melnyk" and features a cover design by Sviatoslav Hordynsky.

This compilation is a unique collection of parodies and caricatures created by Teodor Kurpita, known by his pseudonym Teok, a Ukrainian poet, prose writer, humorist, playwright, and journalist. It showcases caricatures, amusing biographies, and literary parodies of various Ukrainian writers, artists, and cultural as well as public figures from the diaspora, offering a reflection of the contemporary literary and cultural scene.

This book was published by and for Ukrainian Displaced Persons (DPs) following World War II.

Price: $200.00