Griboyedov, Alexander Sergeyevich

Gore ot Uma: Komediia (Woe from Wit: Comedy)

Berlin: Neva, 1923. Masyutin, Vasili Nikolaevich. Original publisher's cover. Item #417

Book measures: 22.4 × 15.3 cm. 116 pages: portrait, illustrations. Text in Russian. The cover is damaged and soiled; good internally.

Alexander Griboyedov's comedic work in verse, commonly known as Woe from Wit, is a satirical take on the society of post-Napoleonic Moscow. It has been translated under various titles such as "The Woes of Wit," "Wit Works Woe," and "Wit's End."

Price: $150.00