The Book Of Tbilisi: A City In Short Fiction (Reading the City)

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Synopsis
A rookie reporter, searching for his first big story, re-opens a murder case that once saw crowds of protestors surround Tbilisi's central police station... A piece of romantic graffiti chalked outside a new apartment block sends its residents into a social media frenzy, trying to identify the two lovers implicated by it.... A war-orphaned teenager looks after his dying sister in an abandoned railway carriage on the edge of town, hoping that someday soon the state will take care of them... In the 26 years since Georgia declared independence from the Soviet Union, the country and its capital, Tbilisi, have endured unimaginable hardships: one coup d'état, two wars with Russia, the cancer of organised crime, and prolonged periods of brutalising, economic depression. Now, as the city begins to flourish again – drawing hordes of tourists with its eclectic architecture and famous, welcoming spirit – it's difficult to reconcile the recent past with this glamorous and exotic present. With wit, warmth, heartbreaking realism, and a distinctly Georgian sense of neighbourliness, these ten stories do just that. 'Acts as an introduction to a literature quite neglected by the Anglophone world... the language consistently has the direct, clean and unadorned quality of great fiction.' – Luke Kennard. ‘A soaring, searing collection – important new stories that are sure to live long in the memory.’ – Eley Williams, author of Attrib. Stories translated by Philip Price, Mary Childs, Maya Kiasashvili, Nino Kiguradze, Tamar Japaridze and George Siharulidze. Published with the support of the Georgian National Book Center and the Ministry of Culture and Monument Protection of Georgia. The first ever anthology of Georgian short stories translated into English.
Copyright:
2017

Book Details

Book Quality:
Excellent
Book Size:
192 Pages
ISBN-13:
9781910974315
Related ISBNs:
9781910974315
Publisher:
Comma Press
Date of Addition:
Copyrighted By:
Comma Press
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
Has Image Descriptions:
No
Categories:
History, Travel, Literature and Fiction, Politics and Government
Submitted By:
Basma Ghalayini
Proofread By:
Basma Ghalayini
Usage Restrictions:
This is a copyrighted book.

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