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Gela Chkvanava was born in Sokhumi, in 1967. After finishing the school he had to join the army. He went to Leningrad (now Petersburg)
to serve in the zenith-rocket division. After the army Gela Chkvanava went to the Sokumi University. The war broke out when he was still a student. Everything written before the war was left
in Sokhumi and burnt together with his house. Not to think about the war all the time, and to take a little practice before he started to write his "Dzidzariada", he wrote several peaceful stories. A part of them was published in the collection of stories "The Local Colors". Later Gela returned to the theme of war again. The new stories were published under the title of "An Unfinished Story". Gela Chkvanava is one of the best contemporary Georgian writers. He is a winner of several literary prizes. |
An Unfinished Story
Size: 205x145 mm
Number of pages: 280 Paperback |
A collection of stories about the war. The protagonist of the first story (which bears the same title as the whole collection) is an ex-soldier who lives
with the memories of his wartime experience. The plot unfolds around one crucial event: the protagonist's step-father, Rezo, escapes to Sokhumi. It's the town where he used to live and
which was lost during the war. One day he leaves for Zugdidi: "In Zugdidi he went as far as the bridge on the river Rioni, made the sign of the cross, stepped onto the bridge, crossed the
river, and went straight to Sokhumi – to the town where there was his house, the grave of his wife and everything that he missed so much, especially due to the bustards calling him 'the
refugee rat that escaped from home." Read an extract...
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Aka Morchiladze
Ana Kordzaia-Samadashvili
Basa Janikashvili
Beso Khvedelidze
Dato Turashvili
David Kartvelishvili
Erlom Akhvlediani
Gela Chkvanava
Guram Dochanashvili
Guram Megrelishvili
Irakli Charkviani
Jemal Karchkhadze
Kote Jandieri
Lasha Bugadze
Mamuka Kherkheulidze
Mariam Bekauri
Naira Gelashvili
Natalie Davitashvili
Nestan Kvinikadze
Nugzar Shataidze
Otar Chiladze
Rati Ratiani
Rezo Cheishvili
Rezo Gabriadze
Sandro Naveriani
Tamta Melashvili
Teona Dolenjashvili
Tsotne Chikovani
Zaza Burchuladze
Zurab Karumidze
Zurab Lezhava
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