Donald Rayfield

Otar Chiladze’s fifth, greatest, most political and personal novel, translated from the Georgian about the collapse of the Soviet Evil Empire and of the hero’s own private empire of love, an insight into the predicament of a Soviet intellectual and a newly emergent Georgia. Because of high postage costs, available only to UK buyers: if you live outside the UK, please contact me, and I may list the item for 24 hours at a higher price to cover the additional postage costs.

Based on the legend of Jason and Medea, the novel is a subtle allegory of the conquest of Georgia by Russia (subtle enough to escape the Soviet censor), as well as a reconstruction of life on the Black Sea coast in 700 BC. It is also a study of the conflict between the artist’s ideals and woman’s needs. Beautifully written, this has been many Georgians’ favourite novel: if you live outside the UK and Europe, please contact me, and I may list the item for 24 hours at a higher price to cover the additional postage costs.