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Viktor Goppe
Витя в тигровой шкуре
Victor in a tiger hide
Kineshma: Goppe, 1994
220 x 188 mm. 16 pages
Edition: 20, copy № 13/20

The title ‘Viktor in a tiger hide’ is a play with
words on the title of the poem ‘The Knight
in the Panther’s skin’ of the famous 12th
century Georgian poet Shota Rustaveli.
The original Vitiaz is being replaced by
Vitia, the diminutive for Viktor. This book is
illustrated with 4 lithographs and 5 linocuts.

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