Stril unochi. Sensatsiina povist (Shot in the Night. A Novel)

Philadelphia: "Konotop" Publishing, 1974. First Edition. Very good. First edition in book form; 9 x 6; pp. [3], VI-X, [1], 12-107, [3]; pictorial wraps, designed by printer, graphic artist, and educator Wasyl Doroshenko; two title pages in English and Ukrainian; book synopsys and author's bio in English; a spot to upper corner of back wrap; a bit of glue residue showing at front hinge; in very good condition.Hryhorii Luzhnytskyi (1903 - 1990) was a Ukrainian-American scientist, playwright, theater critic, and poet. According to the publisher's blurb, he wrote his current novel and printed it in 1933, outlining his struggles with the Polish regime and authorities and the clandestine operations of the Ukrainian Military Organization (UVO) against the Polish Government. The entire edition was destroyed, together with the printing plates. In 1956, the manuscript for it was discovered in the archives of the Ukrainian-American daily "Svoboda," with no indication who had smuggled it outside of Ukraine and how. The author, also residing in the US, agreed to publish it in a serialized form in "Svoboda." In 1974, it would appear in its current form.