Nechuy-Levytsky, Ivan

Kaidasheva sim'ia: povist' [The Kaidash Family: a Novel]

Kyiv - Leipzig: Ukrainska Nakladnia. Item #1209

20 cm. 234 pages: portrait. Text in Ukrainian. A good copy. The cover shows light discoloration and wear along the edges, with some minor fading. However, the decorative elements remain visible and well-preserved. The pages are intact with light soiling and chipping on the last couple of pages. Contains a frontispiece portrait of the author.

A complete edition of a novel by the renowned Ukrainian writer Ivan Nechui-Levyts'kyi, originally written in 1878. The novel humorously portrays the everyday life of a large peasant family and explores how constant struggles over material needs degrade the human spirit.

Ivan Nechuy-Levytsky, born on November 25, 1838, in Stebliv, Ukraine, was a prominent writer and educator. After graduating from the Kiev Theological Academy in 1865, he taught at various seminaries and gymnasiums. He began writing the same year, with his works appearing in Kievan and Galician periodicals. Another notable comedy work "At Kozhumiaky" (1875), which was later adapted into the play "Chasing Two Hares". Nechuy-Levytsky passed away in 1918 during the First World War and was buried in Kyiv's Baikove Cemetery.

Price: $200.00