Flight from USSR – Dato Turashvili
Flight from the USSR, the first novel from one of Georgia’s most famous author, Dato Turashvili, was originally published in Georgia in 1988. Since then, it has been adapted as a stage play entitled “Jeans Generation” and translated into German, Dutch, Italian, Greek and Croatian; receiving brilliant reviews everywhere. The novel is based upon an electrifying and tragic event in 1983. Find it here
The Lack of Light – Nino Haratischwili
A powerful novel set during the turbulent 1990s in Georgia, exploring friendship, war, memory, and the search for identity in the aftermath of the Soviet collapse. View on Amazon
The Eighth Life (for Brilka) – Nino Haratischwili
An epic multi-generational novel tracing a Georgian family through the upheavals of the Russian Empire, Soviet rule, and the post-Soviet transition. View on Amazon
Life in the Soviet Union – Buba Kudava
A historical exploration of everyday life under Soviet rule, offering insight into political control, social structures, and the lived experience of citizens. View on Amazon
A Man was Going Down the Road – by Otar Chiladze (Author), Donald Rayfield (Translator)
This novel explores very modern predicaments of the idealist who unwittingly destroys his family. The mythical Greek intervention in Colchis is subtly told by Chiladze as an allegory of Russia’s and the Soviet Union’s subversion and conquest of Georgia. Find on Amazon
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