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  • Woe from Wit: A Verse Comedy in Four Acts

    Woe from Wit: A Verse Comedy in Four Acts - Paperback

    Woe from Wit: A Verse Comedy in Four Acts - Paperback

    By Alexander Griboedov

About Alexander Griboedov Books

Alexander Griboedov (1795-1829), described by Pushkin as the "cleverest man of his generation," is best known as the author of Woe from Wit. While serving on a diplomatic mission to Persia in the aftermath of the 1826-1828 Russo-Persian War, he was brutally murdered when a mob assaulted the Russian embassy in Tehran. Betsy Hulick has translated Russian poets and playwrights, including Pushkin and Chekhov, and her translation of Gogol's Inspector General was produced on Broadway.