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PROGRAM Frankfur ter Buchmesse 10-14 October 2Introduction
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101Authors Index 4 5 Introduction Director of the Georgian National Center Book MetreveliMedea Frankfurter Buchmesse represents an event of such amplitude, that emotions gained Working for a long time together with your team on a project that, as you believe, opens here last for the whole year. 2017-2018 have been replete with symbolic and significant great opportunities for your country and its future, you feel particularly responsible. milestones. 200 years ago first German settlements appeared in Georgia, 25 years ago Georgia’s participation at the Frankfurt Book Fair as a guest of honour has proved to Germany and Georgia re-established diplomatic relations and it is the 100th anniversary be precisely such a project for the Georgian National Book Centre. since the Republic of Germany recognized the independence of Georgia’s first republic, sharing our nations strive for freedom. Since then, Germany’s strong political, socio- It is a major challenge, which motivated each of us to do what we love to do with force economic and cultural support towards Georgia has been truly invaluable. Even today, and energy increased tenfold. Why? Because we thought that, together with Georgian Batiashvili Mikheil
Guest of Honour Project Director Honour Project of Guest there is virtually no cultural activity in which Georgia and Germany do not cooperate. writers, we could tell the story of our country better and more precisely and the rest of Undoubtedly, this vibrant relationship could not exist without active people to people the world could hear our voice better from here. And this is what we really need today... relationships. We have a lot to say and share. The linguistic barrier has already been hurdled and Besides having friendly relations, it is of paramount importance for our nations to raise Georgian literature is starting a genuine journey in various countries of the world and awareness towards each other’s cultures, lifestyle and values. Visa liberalization made first and foremost in Germany. Georgian literature that is created in a unique alphabet this process irreversible. managed to find readers in more than 30 countries in just four or five years and this process is irreversible. We are thankful for this to all of our partner foreign publishers.
Minister of Education, Science, and Sport Education, Georgia Culture of of Minister The event, which highlights this process is Frankfurt Book Fair 2018, where Georgia It was major experience for us to work with them. appears as the Guest of Honour. Needless to say, Frankfurt Book Fair 2018 naturally Georgia is a small country that has been open to the greater world for centuries. That is becomes the best platform not only for our authors to interact, but for the whole country why Georgia is like Georgia … with multi-colour culture and interesting history and rich to present itself through literature and culture. in interesting features of both European and oriental traditions... It is daring, boisterous, merry, and, at the same time, a little melancholic... Europe will rediscover a modern, vibrant country with rich history and culture. A country that shares fundamental European values and aspirations. Having said what a great The slogan “Georgia Made by Characters” represents the intense feeling that we want opportunity FBF is, we do realize the responsibility we carry, therefore I would like to to bring to Frankfurt...Our character is the main factor determining our identity, which express our immense gratitude towards Frankfurt Book Fair and its team for the trust is Georgia’s most powerful force in becoming established in the independent and they put in us. I am delighted to know that German publishing houses are increasingly free world. The path our country follows every day to retain this independence is very interested in Georgian authors. Their works are translated into German language and complicated. On the other hand, its being complicated makes us even more responsible put on stage at the most prestigious venues. for maintaining our country and its culture and identity, making our character even firmer and principled. Georgia will have an opportunity to showcase its culture and values in Germany throughout the whole year. We strongly believe that these activities will support Georgia’s further I would like to thank all our German and international partners for their support and integration into Europe thus raising awareness of the Georgian culture. contribution as we have had a major achievement together with them. 7 Follow Letters Guest of Honour Pavilion
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Hub of Emotions Hub of Symbols
Books on Georgia Cafe Supra
Hub of Reflections
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THE MAIN STAGE and THE SMALL STAGE - printing stations will print a set of Georgian letters on
Georgia Made GEORGIAN CHARACTERS will host the main cultural the postcards of your liking. Feel Georgian symbols and Georgian Pavilion FORUM1 and literature events. Georgian writers and artists letters on your skin. From 13:00 to 14:00 our illustrators By Characters who represent quite different generations and literary will help you assemble the Georgian letters and create voices are going to open up with the audience about words in the pop-up book format. You will also have a 2018 Frankfurter Buchmesse issues that are most crucial for our country. The slogan chance to draw the beautiful shapes of the Georgian Guest of Honour Pavilion Concept “Georgia Made by Characters” embodies the intense letters by using seals. feeling that we want to bring to Frankfurt... How does Georgian language sound? Most letters are George Do you want to feel Georgia? Come with us - it’s going You can always visit CAFÉ SUPRA if you’re up for a impossible to pronounce, some are hard on your years, Bokhua to be a long journey. We will open 33 doors, will need quick snack. Here you will get to discover tastes of some are soft like a lullaby. In HUB OF EMOTIONS you
MADE BY Studio and 33 keys, pass 33 mountains and 33 valleys, sail the sea Georgian cuisine and Georgian wine. can feel the language in a harmonious ambient tune Multiverse with 33 ships, conquer 33 castles, flee 33 labyrinths, and also view the people how they feel in the set of Architects BOOKS ON GEORGIA - Here, in this space one can sing 33 songs, bake 33 breads, on the 33rd day put video installations. Hub of Emotions is an interactive best smell book spirit. The spirit, blown with wind, or down the roots of vines, and at the end of the route audio-visual experience which merges contemporary even a storm. Here, in the center of a storm, you will write a book with 33 letters, a book of a story how 33 experimental music and elements of Georgian Folk. understand the spirit of Georgian culture – sometimes characters lead us to reveal Georgia. The pattern of music is procedural, and it is created calm, sometimes passionate, but yet always inspirational. by the motion of the people on the spot. Every sound Adornments, pictograms, letterforms and ancient The stories about love, war, adventure, friendship, you hear in the installation is resampled, synthesized Khevsurian ornaments – what you see now are the thousand poems will blow your heart away. Here you’ll and morphed from spoken Georgian alphabet. On the soul of Georgia. In this wide horizon you will feel the be able to sit, rest and submerge. Georgian mood will other hand visuals in the Hub convey every basic human zeitgeist of our country. This is our literature, music, also be visually displayed on the big screens, where emotion and compliment the audio part. Through the architecture and history, our past and present told in you can gaze at the stunning views of Georgian nature, big screens you will see the slow motion videos of curious and mysterious symbols. Symbols that you depictions of Georgian letters, old Georgian film and contemporary Georgian writers – experts in human meet anew after each step and tell you different stories: theatre posters, XIX century photographs of Georgia emotion. The gestures they make with their faces can and works by a modernist artist Petre Otskheli. be perceived as a portrayal of the emotional state of Ingenuously designed in likeness of old Georgian our whole nation. The audio-visual atmosphere created hall, HUB OF REFLECTIONS will exhibit photos of the in this Hub will present a truly unique experience for Georgian capital Tbilisi by Magnum Photos. Magnum all visitors. photographers will provide their interpretation of And by the end of the journey dive into the letterforms. modern rural culture as well as views of old city. For the particularly curious ones, we have gathered The exhibition features the long-lasting relationship all the major forces that shape Georgia and turned between Magnum photographers and the country of them into a visual adventure. From history to politics, Georgia in general and its capital Tbilisi in particular. from myth to reality Georgia’s leading writers and The exhibition covers a period of over 70 years, starting artists have handpicked 33 outstanding stories to let with photographs by Robert Capa who, together with you have a glimpse at our collective subconscious. John Steinbeck, visited Tbilisi in 1947, the same year 33 LARGE SCALE SCULPTURES – Follow Letters Magnum Photos was founded. The exhibition ends that will tell yet more stories about what Georgia is, with the latest work by Martin Parr. because “Georgia is a small country, but you need to HUB OF SYMBOLS will host the events related to digital take a deep breath if you’re going to understand it, typesetting and typeface design. Here Monotype will because Georgia progresses not step by step, but in Georgian Pavilion help you to get most intimate with Georgian alphabet. leaps and bounds” (Aka Morchiladze) 6 You can touch the type and see how it is produced. The 10 11
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FOLLOW LITERARY 10-14 October This year Georgia celebrates a special anniversary: a hundred years ago, in Georgian Pavilion FORUM1 12:00-12:30 1918, Georgia declared itself an independent republic for the first time in its SERIES IN PAVILION history. The independence was short-lived, lasting only three years before FORUM 1 the Russian occupation and the establishment of the Soviet regime; after the collapse of the Soviet Union, in 1991, Georgia regained its independence. EARLY BIRDS In this Series, Georgian writers will discuss the most significant, the most dramatic and tragic events of this hundred-year period. 10-14 October We shall begin each day by discussing emerging authors in Georgian Literature, 10:00-10:30 whose recent debuts have been rather impressive, attracting great public EX-LIBRIS attention. We are going to discuss the debut novels by three writers. These texts earned them the nominations and awards of the most prestigious 10-14 October Ex-libris is pasted on a book to indicate the ownership and to prevent others Georgian literary contests. 12:30-13:00 from claiming the book as their own. It can be argued the authors that we are going to present in this series have already pasted their unique ex-libris BITTERE BONBONS on their books. Their texts and works display so much individuality of style and author’s perspective that it is genuinely impossible not to recognize or This series presents Georgian women authors, who write about acute social 10-14 October confuse them with others. Books by these authors have always attracted great issues. These authors employ various genres to fully express themselves: 10:30-11:00 attention of readers, becoming bestsellers. poetry, literary miniature, novellas, novels. The authors write on a wide variety of problems. Such differentiation, however, is quite arbitrary, as those plot lines VOICES: POETRY always convey a broad perspective of problems. 10-14 October The image that Georgian literature has today is largely conditioned and shaped GEORGIAN CHARACTERS 13:00-13:30 by poetry. Poets, at various times, through their innovative expressions, lan- guage breakthroughs, and experiments initiated those processes that later 10-14 October Classic Georgian writer Konstantine Gamsakhurdia (1893-1975) has the entire marked the coming of each new stage in the history of Georgian Literature. 11:00-11:30 Georgian Alphabet characterized. He found similarities between particular letters Thus, each day, this large stage shall host two of those poets who have made and objects like jars, kvevris, swords, vine, antlers of deer and Caucasian goats, major contributions to Georgian literature at various times. plough hobs, horseshoes, etc. Famous representatives of Georgian literature will perhaps remember the descriptions by Konstantine Gamsakhurdia when they discuss the alphabet in this series. More importantly still, they will try to THINKING GEORGIA show their personal attitude towards the native alphabet. Thus the Georgian There is a stereotype of Georgia being a country of emotions. This is mostly alphabet that is one of the oldest in the world will be one of the heroes of this 10-14 October true, but not completely true. This series is devoted to Georgian philosophers series, as well the particular authors, who are all characterized with different 13:30-14:00 and scientists, those, who make research, analyze, and give rise to new dis- qualities and unique manner of writing or narration. courses and paradigms.
TAMING OF LITERATURE VISUAL GEORGIA
10-14 October The title of the series is borrowed from the book of the same name by Akaki 10-13 October Georgian visual art at the beginning of the 20th century was rich in experiments 11:30-12:00 Bakradze (1928-1999), a famous Georgian literary critic and public figure. 14:00-14:30 and searches for style. We selected several key figures for this series: Most This book describes the influence of the Soviet censorship on Georgian famous Primitivist artist Nikoloz Pirosmani, stage designer Petre Otskheli, literature. This cycle will discuss the Soviet literary environment in Georgia; who was executed during the repressions at the age of 30, Ilia Zdanevich, writers, who did not conform to this situation, and whose works were banned a Futurist artist of Polish origin, who discovered and popularized Pirosmani or unavailable at various times, including those who gave up the efforts of together with his brother Kirill Zdanevich. The former emigrated to France and printing or publishing their writings. ooperated with various Avant-garde circles under the pseudonym of Iliazd.
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In this series, contemporary Georgian writers will tell the audience about the 10-13 October Georgian Pavilion FORUM1 14:30-15:00 classic authors of the 19th and the 20th centuries and present the books of AWARD CEREMONIES & COMPETITIONS their authors. They will try to illustrate what influence the works and ideas of Scenes for these events and ceremonies will be hosted by various stages of these past authors had on the development of Georgian literature and on the 10-14 October Frankfurt, while various Georgian prizes and awards, accumulated in this city, formation of Georgian consciousness in general. 12:00-12:30 are waiting for their future owners. CINEMA CHARACTERS LYRIC GEORGIA I & II 10-13 October The Georgian film industry was one of the most distinguished in the Soviet period. These series, including Voices: Poetry will be presented on the main stage 15:00-15:30 Despite ideological limitations, it always managed to remain free, ironic, and, 12-14 October as one whole performance. The best Georgian poets of different generations at the same time, problem-oriented unlike cinemas of other Soviet republics. 12:30-13:00/ will be performing in front of you. Much of the above-mentioned qualities resulted from the great contribution 13:30-14:00 by those Georgian writers, whose works movies were based on; sometimes, TRANSLATOR SPEAKS authors would compose screenplays specifically for individual films. 10-14 October In the series, you will hear translators speak. The journey of literature from one GET TOGETHER 13:00 – 13:30 language to another would have been impossible without them. As they say a good translator is a co-author of a literary work. Visitors will have opportu- This series of events presents interesting Georgian-German literature projects. 10-14 October nity to listen to those who translate from Georgian to German. 15:30-16:00 All projects were planned and carried out in the frames of Georgia’s Guest of Honour status at the Frankfurter Buchmesse. WHO WRITES, WHO PUBLISHES
PLAYING WITH SOUNDS 10-13 October Poets, and their Georgian and foreign publishers will present several poetry 14:00-14:30 collections and foreign editions and discuss: experience of their collaboration; Each day at this fair, you will hear Georgian speech quite frequently on various 10-13 October past and present of their partnership; popularity of contemporary Georgian scenes, read out either in prose or poetic forms; you will remember its sound 16:15-16:45 poetry in Georgia and abroad. and intonation; yet, perhaps, this series will best illustrate the phonetic pecu- liarities and musicality of the Georgian language as a number of ‘multi-cultural’ HISTORY IN RETROSPECT authors who work in sound poetry and compose joint works with musicians will perform for you. 10-13 October Within the series, Georgian and foreign publishers, and organizations shall 14:30-15:00 present their non-fiction projects. The latter shall reinterpret and summarize HAPPY HOURS certain events from the history of Georgia based on historical facts, photos, oral stories, architectural monuments, or other artifacts. 10-13 October After attending several literary speeches and presentations, and listening to 17:00 Georgian poets, writers and literary critics from 10 a. m. to 5 p. m., you may ART AND LITERATURE feel tired and dizzy with the impressions of the day. Georgian artists (singers, In this series, we are going to present those books that unite texts, photographs, dancers, performers, DJ-s) will try to improve your mood by performing on 10-13 October and illustrations, i.e. art-books or graphical novels inspired by particular literary the stage … rock music, electric music, classical music, Georgian Ballet… 15:00-15:30 texts, and created with the collaboration of visual artists and writers. Impressions that you form about Georgia by listening to Georgian writers will be directed into another course, and, as a result, become even deeper, DISCOVER GEORGIA vigorous, and tangible. Organizers: Ministry of Education, Science, Culture and Sport of Georgia, 10-14 October The series presents those books and projects that were composed at various Georgia National Music Center, Georgian National Book Center, Embassy of 15:30-16:00 times and for various purposes by Georgian and foreign authors. All of them, Georgia in Germany. however, are united with the single theme – Georgia. ZURA ABO BEKA AKA GIVI RATI DIANA LUKA SHALVA DATO ABASHIDZE IASCHAGHASCHWILI ADAMASCHWILI MORCHILADZE ALKHAZISHVILI AMAGLOBELI ANFIMIADI BAKANIDZE BAKURADZE BARBAKADSE
SALOME LEWAN ZAZA ANDRO LASHA ZAZA BELA BESO GURAM NANA BENIDZE BERDSENISCHWILI BIBILASHVILI BUACHIDZE BUGADZE BURCHULADZE CHEKURISHVILI CHWEDELIDZE DOTSCHANASCHWILI EKVTIMISHVILI Georgian AUTHORS at the RESO DAVIT REWAS NAIRA REZO ELA IUNONA NINO SHOTA KOTE Frankfurter GABRIADSE GABUNIA GATSCHETSCHILADSE GELASCHWILI GETIASHVILI GOCHIASHVILI GURULI HARATISCHWILI IATASHVILI JANDIERI Buchmesse
BASA KATO ZURA NIKA RUSKA ZURAB GIORGI LALI EKA BESIK JANIKASHVILI JAVAKHISHVILI JISHKARIANI JORJANELI JORJOLIANI KARUMIDZE KEKELIDZE KETSBA-KHUNDADZE KEVANISHVILI KHARANAULI
ARCHIL ANNA KORDSAIA- ZAZA NESTAN NENE SURAB LIA GIORGI GIORGI BONDO GURAM KIKODZE SAMADASCHWILI KOSHKADZE KVINIKADZE LESCHAWA LIKOKELI LOBZHANIDZE MAISURADZE MATSABERIDZE MATSKHONASHVILI
TAMTA MICHO TATIA GAGA GURAM TAMRI ZVIAD ZURAB LELA PAATA MELASHVILI MOSSULISCHWILI NADAREISCHWILI NAKHUTSRISHVILI ODISCHARIA FKHAKADZE RATIANI RTVELIASHVILI SAMNIASHVILI SHAMUGIA
IRMA ALEKO LIA TAMAR NINO KHATUNA IRMA EKATERINE TEA GELA DATO SHIOLASHVILI SHUGLADZE STURUA TANDASCHWILI TARCHNISCHWILI TAVDGIRIDZE TAVELIDZE TOGONIDZE TOPURIA TSCHKWANAWA TURASCHWILI 16 17
Georgia Made by Characters
PAVILION PROGRAM 10October Georgian Pavilion FORUM1
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FALLING APART Ekaterine Togonidze Ana Kordzaia-Samadashvili WHEN ONE WRITES IN by Davit Gabunia & Nestan (Nene) Kvinikadze from series Georgian Characters GERMAN IN SOVIET GEORGIA from series Early Birds from series Bittere Bonbons Givi Margvelashvili from series Taming of Literature MAIN STAGE MAIN STAGE MAIN STAGE MAIN STAGE
Davit Gabunia is one of the most interesting playwrights Ekaterine Togonidze has her own niche in Georgian Ana Kordzaia-Samadashvili stands out with her inci- Givi Margvelashvili, now 90, is a German language of the new generation of Georgian authors, and his literature: hitherto, the themes she elaborates have sive and picturesque depiction of literary settings and writer who has had a hard life. He was born and lived debut as a novelist proved to be successful. Falling been virtually entirely ignored by Georgian literature. characters. She has an exceptional talent to sculpture in Berlin. His father chaired the Georgian political Apart is a family drama, on the one hand, and a detective Her short stories and novels are dedicated to the the psychological portraits, or personal problems of émigré organization. In 1946, Givi and his father were – on the other. The two plotlines are intervened as persons with disabilities and themes of violence. her characters, or give a vivid account of their rela- arrested and held as captives in the Sovietized con- the male member of the family, and one of the main Nestan Kvinikadze is a dramaturgist, playwriter and tionships within only several phrases; her narrative centration camp of Sachsenhausen. His father was characters of the novel, begins a voyeuristic observation mediawriter. She has been interested in women’s displays the unusual sense of rhythm, accelerated shot soon afterwards, while Givi Margvelashvili was of a homosexual couple, who live in the neighbouring issues for years. She dealt with the topic of “emigrated writing, and extraordinary ability of literary montage brought back to Georgia and allowed to live in Tbilisi building. The book was listed among the Georgian Georgian women”. and fragmentation. She has a great army of eccentric with his relatives. He graduated from the faculty of bestsellers of 2017. and dramatic characters scattered within several of philosophy and, later, worked at the institute of phi- Moderator: Barbara Weidle her novels and stories. Her texts frequently cause losophy for years. He wrote novels, stories and plays Moderator: Ana Kordzaia-Samadashvili neurotic laughter, as neurosis, in general, is one of the in German, however, none of his works were actually major characteristics of her texts. Even those things printed during the Soviet age. Their publication began or activities that should be a source of pleasure to her after the collapse of the Soviet Union in Germany, and characters result into utter disillusionment or trouble the writer went to live there in the 1990-s. In 2006, he in the end. Thus, to prevent “ordinary minds” from was awarded Goethe Medal. Presently, Givi Mar- being crushed and destroyed by great passions, gwelashvili lives in Tbilisi. His life and career will be Kordzaia-Samadashvili ridicules these passions and discussed by his wife Naira Gelashvili, herself a famous troubles, and, in general, she is the author that laughs writer, and German philologist, who translated and at life itself. published her husband’s works.
Moderator: Barbara Lehnerer Speaker: Naira Gelashvili Moderator: Jörg Sundermeier
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LITERATURE AND SOVEREIGNTY Guram Dochanashvili’s Georgian Pavilion FORUM1 IN GEORGIA THE FIRST ROBE from series 100 Years from series Ex-Libris
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The Georgian Democratic Republic (1918-1921) of Giwi Margwelaschwilis philosophical and linguistic Guram Dochanashvili’s name reminds the Georgian was short-lived, but fulfilled the centennial dream of works. Among Gelashvili’s works published in Ger- reader of his acclaimed novel,The First Garment, restoring Georgia’s political and cultural sovereignty. many are the documentary Georgien - Ein Paradies which has already become a major classic of Georgian Correspondingly, it was a major traumatic experience in Trümmern (Aufbau-Verlag, 1993), the anthology literature. The style of this monumental novel betrays to see Bolshevik Soviet Russia conquer this republic Georgische Erzählungen des 20. Jahrhundert with a certain resemblance with Latin American magic realism. by military force. This trauma was literally digested detailed critical review (Suhrkamp Verlag, 2000), the Interestingly, Mario Vargas Llosa also discusses during the short 20th century and was a great issue novel Ich bin sie (Verbrecher Verlag, 2017) and the similar issues in his novel La guerra del fin del mundo, in Georgian novels starting with those by Mikheil novella Ich fahre nach Madrid (Verbrecher Verlag, 2018). however, the latter was written in 1981, 6 years after Javakhishvili and Konstantine Gamsakhurdia and the publication of Dochanashvili’s work. Thus, it can Participants: Naira Gelashvili, Jörg Sundermeier, ending with Otar Chiladze and Aka Morchiladze. The be argued that Dochanashvili’s interests and his Maja Avramovska (Regional Director Caucasus topic of political and cultural sovereignty in Georgian literary quest developed in an independent, and yet, and Turkey, DVV International) literature will be discussed during the conversation. somewhat parallel manner to the above-mentioned Organizers: Goethe-Institut Georgia and DVV genre. His novel, The Last Garment, is an original Speakers: Lasha Bakradze, Zaal Andronikashvili International Regional Office Caucasus and Turkey piece of a very significant literary movement of that Moderator: Barbara von Münchhausen, Director/ period. Guram Dochanashvili has published several Goethe Institute Georgia GIWI MARGWELASCHWILI dozens of volumes of his novels and collected stories, CULTURAL AWARD and remains one of the most read and loved authors from series Award Ceremonies & Competitions in Georgia. SMALL STAGE Speakers: Susanne Kihm, Nika Lomtadse Moderator: Alexander Kartosia Award ceremony for Georgian writer and translator, Ms. Naira Gelashvili
Giwi Margwelaschwili created a unique and uncon- ventional philosophical-literary work. The award of the German-Georgian Cultural Prize to him in 2013 and the subsequent naming of this award after Mar- gwelashvili honours the unwavering productive power of German-Georgian cultural relations through all totalitarianism and excesses of violence of the last century, using the example of an exemplary life and work. The name Naira Gelaschwili is associated with brilliant translations of Friedrich Hölderlin’s poetry, of Novalis’ and Rainer Maria Rilke’s prose and poetry and many others. She translated the works of Giwi Mar- gwelaschwilis into Georgian, she was his biographer, reviewer and editor. She also organized the publication
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13:00-13:30 13:30-14:00 Georgian Pavilion FORUM1 Besik Kharanauli PRESENCE OF Giorgi Kekelidze Diana Anphimiadi DISTANT IMAGINATION Zaza Koshkadze from series Voices: Poetry from series Thinking Georgia from series Lyric Georgia II
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Besik Kharanauli’s, untraditional but, on the other hand, cial cultural exchange leave? And who do the cultural Conversation about Georgia’s literature as seen against Both poets belong to the generation of 2000s. ironic and modernist works characterized by Pshavian messages reach? Prof. Manana Tandaschwili, Goethe the background of wider cultural practices. The dis- dialect and folk verse were considered as a novelty in University Frankfurt and Dr. Michael Hohmann, head Giorgi Kekelidze is mostly interested in folklore and tance and the presence of these practices and this the poetic scene of 20th century. Besik Kharanauli is of the Frankfurt novel factory, talk about this. masterly manages to interlock his genuine verslibre literature will be its starting point. portrayed as an innovator by nature, brisk, wise, and with folkloric features and mood. He often tries to grant Speakers: Manana Tandaschwili, Michael eternally youthful, who managed to survive the Soviet Hans Ulrich Gumbrecht (1948) is the Albert Guérard new meanings to the words and thus to give new life Hohmann pressure and contribute to post soviet Georgian Era, Professor in Literature at Stanford University. Among to the language. The most prominent refrains in the Moderator: Barbara Renno, culture his works do not lose its importance and actuality his books (translated in many languages) on literary poems of Zaza Koshkadze are sex and violence. This editor at Saarländischer Rundfunk even nowadays. In addition to being a poet, Diana theory and literary and cultural history are Making is an aggressive critique of today’s cultural context. Anphimiadi is also a professional linguist. Thus, the Sense in Life and Literature (1992); In 1926 – Living Unlike conventional, mainstream poetry, these are language itself is one of the main “lyric personae” in at the Edge of Time (1998; ); Vom Leben und Sterben poems and about over-weight, dirty and crippled sex her poetry. Anphimiadi’s poetic universe is filled with der grossen Romanisten (2002); The Powers of Philol- workers and about the people who love them and also unexpected and surprising elements of versification. ogy ( 2003;); Production of Presence (2004); In Praise about those who hate them. of Athletic Beauty (2006;); After 1945 – Latency as Ori- Emotions hide beyond details, and details of details Moderator: Keti Megrelishvili in her poetry, however, it is through the reading and gin of the Present (2013). He is the honorary doctor understanding /decoding of these details that the of many universities worldwide, including Ilia State reader perceives these hidden/secret emotions. University (Georgia) and recipient of many interna- tional prizes. He is a regular contributor to leading Moderator: Dirk Hülstrunk European newspapers.
10 YEARS OF CULTURAL Giga Zedania (1977) studied philosophy, sociology MESSAGES FROM GEORGIA and cultural studies in Tbilisi, New York, Budapest and Bochum. He is professor and since 2014 rector of Ilia from series Translator Speaks State University, Tbilisi, Georgia. Among his newest SMALL STAGE publications is the edited volume Modernization in Georgia: Theories, Discourses and Realities (2018). The Euterpe Literatursalon celebrates in the Romanfabrik Frankfurt Speaker: Hans-Ulrich Gumbrecht Moderator: Giga Zedania Prof. Manana Tandashvili founded the literature salon EUTERPE with the event “Georgian Contemporary Lit- erature” on May 20, 2009 in the Romanfabrik Frankfurt. Ten years and many joint events later, the Literatursa- lon Euterpe presents the results of this special cultural exchange - sixteen translations of contemporary and classical Georgian literature. How important are reli- able cultural partnerships? What traces did this spe-
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14:00-14:30 14.30-15:00 Georgian Pavilion FORUM1 TBILISI IN MAGNUM BOOKS & SPEAK TO ME, ANGELINA Giorgi Kekelidze about MARTIN PARR TBILISI by Besik Kharanauli GODERDZI CHOKHELI Exhibition&Presentation from series Who Writes, Who Publishes from series Bridges from series Visual Georgia MAIN STAGE MAIN STAGE SMALL STAGE Goderdzi Chokheli (1954-2007) a writer and a film cord people’s traces and voices, whose experiences Thomas Dworzak will present the exhibition in the Besik Kharanauli is an outstanding personality of director, who depicted his native Gudamakari gorge have traveled below the radar of official historiography Georgian exhibition pavilion „Tbilisi in Magnum Books“. the Georgian literary landscape. He is one of the in his works. Beyond the local issues, however, his across times. Through them the archive ought to de- The show features the long lasting relationship be- most famous and popular poets of the present day. works concern ever-important themes, conveyed velop into a continuously growing source catalogue. tween Magnum photographers and the country of Participants of the event will present the poetry through his parabolic narrative and paradoxical per- Website presentation Georgia in general and its capital Tbilisi in particular. collection Speak to me, Angelina. How do you spective. He directed his films based on his own works Speakers: Anna Margvelashvili (Sovi- The main focus of the exhibition will be a selection graphically capture the spirit of poetry of one of the and screenplays. The translator, Anastasia Kamarau- et Past Research Laboratory, member of photobooks featuring photographs of Tbilisi by most unconventional and remarkable Georgian poets li, talks about the peculiarities of translating Goderd- of the board), Tamar Gurchiani Magnum photographers from 1947 to 2018. The nominated for the Nobel Prize? In Kharanauli’s poetry, si Checheli’s texts and explains what makes him an Moderator: Barbara von Münchhau- exhibition covers a period of over 70 years, starting an obsession with detail and thinking in steps of the anti-Soviet Soviet author. sen, director/Goethe-Institut Georgien with photographs by Robert Capa who, together with century, subtle eroticism and rough mockery come Moderator: Manana Tandaschwili Organizers: Goethe-Institut Geor- John Steinbeck, visited Tbilisi in 1947, the same year together and make reading a long-lasting experience. gien in collaboration with SOVLAB (Sovi- Magnum Photos was founded. It ends with new work GERMAN-GEORGIAN et Past Research Laboratory/Georgia) by Martin Parr, which was created in 2018. The other Publishers: Intelekti Publishing, Dağyeli Verlag DIGITAL ARCHIVE photographers in the exhibition are Henri Cartier-Bres- Berlin from series History in Retrospect son, Jonas Bendiksen, Inge Morath, Thomas Dworzak, Speakers: Besik Kharanauli, Gvantsa Jobava, Gueorgui Pinkhassov, Carl de Keyzer, Paolo Pellegrin, Norbert Hummelt SMALL STAGE and Patrick Zachmann. Curt Holtz and Aka Morchildaze Moderator: Mario Pschera will present the specially commissioned book “Martin The German-Georgian Digital Archive is a project Parr Tbilisi” published for Frankfurter Buchmesse by made possible through special funds of the German Prestel Verlag. “Martin Parr Tbilisi” is the most recent Federal Foreign Office distributed by the German Em- publication in a long series of Martin Parr’s collection bassy in Tbilisi and through the Goethe-Institut Geor- of city books of which the ones on Rome and Paris are gien in 2017. It collects and documents sources of the probably the best known. 200-year-long relations between Germany and Georgia. It provides an open and constantly expanding virtual Supported by Tbilisi City Hall. GNBC, GNTA, GPBA, space for interested parties in Georgia and Germany: TBC Bank. individuals, institutions and groups can use and con- Presentation of exhibition Tbilisi Magnum Books tribute documents. All those interested can file ma- will be held at HUB OF REFLECTIONS of the Guest terials from their family archives, document their indi- of Honour Pavilion at 16:45, 10.10.2018 vidual point of view on the German-Georgian history (and its corresponding stories) and make them acces- Participants: Thomas Dworzak (president Magnum sible to the public. In the years to come a documentary Photos), Curt Holtz (editorial director Prestel Verlag), Aka and audio-visual database will be created, which will Morchildaze (writer of the essay The House of Joy and support both revision and study of the common past. some Pieces of Joy), Kakha Kaladze (Mayer of Tbilisi) The commitment of all interested is supposed to re- Project director: Eka Enukidze
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15:00-15:30 15.30-16:00 16:15-16:45 17:00-19:00 Georgian Pavilion FORUM1 KARLO KACHARAVA WELTEMPFANG SATELIT CIRCLE HAPPY HOUR AND GERMANY from series Get Together from series Playing with Sounds Beka Gochiashvili Jazz Band from series Art and Literature Juergen Boos, Director of the Frankfurt Book Fair Discussion with Aka Morchiladze
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Karlo Kacharava (1964-1994) was a poet, a painter Aka Morchiladze is one of the key speakers of "Georgia The melodious poems of Rati Amaglobeli feel like an Praised by American jazz legend Chick Corea as and an art critic. He studied art history at the Tbilisi Guest of Honour at the Frankfurter Buchmesse 2018”. incantation. Usually the words oscillate in a spiral around “a brilliant young piano prodigy” - Jazz pianist Beka State Art Academy where neo-impressionism, popu- Mr. Morchiladze, a pseudonym of Giorgi Akhvlediani, one or two sounds. Admittedly, this lyricist tests the Gochiashvili started playing the piano at 4-years age lar with official Soviet artists of the late 1970s and was born 1966 in Tbilisi; he currently lives in London. boundary between sound and meaning, but he never and by 9 was already performing in clubs in his home ‘80s, was the prevalent trend among local profes- He is one of the most famous authors of contemporary goes so far as to reduce the poem to a mere sound. town Tbilisi, Georgia. Since then he is performing all sors. Soviet neorealism created a cultural vacuum for Georgian literature. He has published over 20 novels Electrical project with musician Gogi Dzodzuashvili around the world with the most famous Jazz perform- the late ‘80s Georgian avant-garde artists. Kachara- and two volumes of short stories and has been awarded made him famous throughout Georgia. Music is not ers, among them Stanley Clarke, Chick Corea, etc. va’s knowledge of literature, art history and his admi- numerous literary prizes in Georgia, among them the an illustration of the text but an independent parallel On October 10th Georgian Jazz pianist will perform ration of German expressionism can be interpreted SABA prize for the best novel of the year in 2011 for sequence, which, when combined with music, creates with the famous Georgian musicians Levan Deisadze as Katcharava’s choice of German art as an adopted Obolé. Like his favourite writer Milorad Pavič, Aka the third reality. The two artists are stars of the poetry (bass-guitar) and Zaza Tsertsvadze (drum). predecessor not only for his own work but for Geor- Morchiladze is convinced that a novel’s plot does scene and magicians of the spoken word who will let Piano: Beka Gochiashvili gian avant-garde artists for whom he played the role not have to run from the beginning to the end of the us experience their electronic poetry performance. Bass Guitar: Levan Deisadze, of ideologist and a spokesperson. book. He shares his theory of the emancipated reader In cooperation with ARTAREA Drum: Zaza Tsertsvadze with Umberto Eco. Speakers: Irena Popiashvili, Curator Dean Participants: Rati Amaglobeli (Author), of Visual Art, Architecture and Design Speakers: Juergen Boos, Aka Morchiladze Gogi Dzodzuashvili (Musician) School at Free University of Tbilisi Moderator: Stephan Wackwitz Organizer: Goethe-Institut Georgien THE BOOK OF TBILISI from series Discover Georgia
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The anthology is a collection of 10 stories by 10 Georgian authors (Dato Kardava, Gela Chqvanava, Erekle Deisadze, Zviad Kvaratskhelia, Iva Pezuashvili, 9 - 13 October Shota Iatashvili, Rusudan Rukhadze, Lado Kilasonia, Every Evening Ina Archuashvili, Bacho Kvirtia). The book received ELECTRONICMUSIC by HVL - Gigi Jikia
many favourable reviews in the British periodicals and HVL, real name Gigi Jikia - resident DJ of BASSIANI and HOROOM. Firstly, he was known as a part of Okinawa electronic media. Stories collected here provide an Lifestyle - musical group. His solo career began in 2013, when he released a Deep Survey EP at Rough House impressive depiction of lifestyle in contemporary Tbilisi, Rosie and was a huge success. Soon afterwards, Flats EP was released on the record label - Voyager. In 2013, including the traditions, habits, forms of relationship, HVL was awarded as an ELECTRONAUTS VI at the award ceremony of music and innovative pop culture. Two feelings, phobias, aspirations and dreams. years later, he returned to Rough House Rosie with a new release Lucky Star Of High Minded EP. His last Persona
Event language: English Non Grata EP was released on Linear Movement in 2016. His release on BASSIANI Records - Elegance Within Speakers: Becca Parkinson, Zviad Kvaratskhelia The Chaos managed to gain recognition in a short time. HVL’s music is difficult to place in a certain genre, Moderator: Gvantsa Jobava because it is constantly looking for novelties and is not avoiding experiments.
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PAVILION PROGRAM October Georgian Pavilion FORUM1 11 THE HOLY GLOOM OF A ABKHAZIAN CONFLICT FROM POLITICAL PRISONER DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVES Levan Berdzenishvili from series 100 Years 10:00-10:30 11:00-11:30 from series Taming of Literature
THE THIRD SHORE Aka Morchiladze MAIN STAGE MAIN STAGE from series Georgian Characters by Luka Bakanidze In 1984–87 Levan Berdzenishvili was sent to a prison Guram Odisharia is a writer from Sokhumi who had from series Early Birds camp as a political prisoner for ‘Anti-soviet agitation to leave his home city and region after the War of
MAIN STAGE MAIN STAGE and propaganda’. Holy Gloom is a book written on Abkhazia in the 1990-s; a great number of his books the experience of that period. Spending several years concern this acute and painful issue. He is also an Luka Bakanidze began his career as a poet, later shift- Aka Morchiladze is a decisive figure in the history of in a prison camp, he came to know people that he active participant of peace activities, and the initiator ing to prose. His collection of stories Where are you, Georgian prose since 1990-s. He is a writer, and a would never have met elsewhere: people from across of common Georgian and Abkhazian Literary Projects. Lazarus! earned him Saba Literary Award in 2017. professional historian. Morchiladze’s narrative and 15 countries of the USSR - leading writers, professors, Beso Khvedelidze’s work as a journalist took him to The Third Shore is his first novel, which describes the style seem to be a kind of magic, as he manages to scientists and teachers. Developing deep friendships, the conflict zone during the war, and his collection of lowest of the lower social circles, the world of under- breathe life into everything that he touches, transform- spending nights in political, philosophical, and artistic stories, the Taste of a Mouse is a fictional interpretation ground passageways and the darkest corners of the ing them into uniquely accomplished and mysterious discussion, an “enlightened” person knows how to of the real events that he witnessed himself in those city, which, at the same time, is revealed to have the images. He can revive the environment and life of a make his time interesting. This is a story about how days. These two writers will try to depict the unbiased qualities of primeval innocence and beauty. period between the late 19th century and the early the Soviet system kept its best minds in the dark and account of war from two different perspectives. 20th century, and sculpture characters and people of Moderator: Davit Gabunia how these illuminated minds made this darkness holy. that period; at the same time, he does not shy away Participants: Guram Odisharia, Beso Chwedelidse from introducing famous characters of other writers Speaker: Levan Berdzenishvili Moderator: Stefan Weidle 10:30-11:00 into the universe of his own texts. Morchiladze is Moderator: Andreas Fanizadeh capable of both, studying and telling stories charac- Organizer: Konrad Adenauer Foundation PENMARATHON 2018 Nana Ekvtimishvili from series Award Ceremonies & Competitions teristic of the Soviet era. Furthermore, he is also a true ARRIVAL IN WHEELCHAIR & Iunona Guruli master when it comes to the depiction of contempo- SMALL STAGE from series Bittere Bonbons by Shorena Khukhua rary reality, or fantasy worlds. Being a perfect narrator, Discussion PenMarathon is a literary contest organised by Diogene MAIN STAGE full of humour and vivid imagination, Aka Morchiladze SMALL STAGE masterfully matches all the above said with his stylized Publishers since 2002. In 2018, for the first time, Nana Ekvtimishvili is writer and film director. She language. PenMarathon was held in international format in Moderator: Carsten Schmidt focuses on the subject of disabled children abandoned partnership with Media Campus Frankfurt and Moderator: Barbara Lehnerer by their parents. She also speaks about the fate of Mojoreads.com. 23 authors from Georgia and Germany, Organizer: Konrad Adenauer Foundation children who have no guardians, and lack the selected by two independent, German and Georgian encouragement, development and implementation juries, took part in a common 24-hour long writing of their needs and rights. Iunona Guruli creates session, participated in the workshop designed to Georgian stories that are like miraculous films that sharpen their writing skills. Two 1st, 2nd, and 3rd always end too soon. After studying politics and history, prizes will be awarded to Georgian and German she moved to Berlin, where she lives and works as a participants and the bilingual anthology of 10 selected translator from German and Georgian languages. short stories will be presented at the Frankfurt Book Fair on October 11th. Moderator: Barbara Weidle Moderator: Tamar Lebanidze
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12:30-13:00 13:00-13:30 13:30-14:00 Georgian Pavilion FORUM1 Naira Gelashvili Eka Kewanischwili HOW TO SPEAK AND Irma Shiolashvili from series Ex-Libris Paata Shamugia WRITE ABOUT GEORGIA Amiran Svimonishvili from series Voices: Poetry from series Thinking Georgia from series Lyric Georgia II
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It can be argued that Naira Gelashvili is the first Geor- Both poets are outstanding representatives of the gener- The discussion will deal with the discourses and texts Irma Shiolashvili has live in Germany for a long time gian female prose writer, who, with her multi-level, ation of the 2000-s. Main essence of Eka Kevanishvi- which have been used both by external observers and and is intesively involved into the literary life of the complex narrative and highly refined style, established li’s poetry is fighting against unfairness. Her verses endogenous participants to describe and understand country. Irma speaks about home-ness and selfhood herself among many important authors immediate- often cover tabooed topics, but on the same time Georgia. Continuities and breaks between different with an understated passion whose yearnings glow ly upon her debut in the literary life. In 1980-s, her seems quite challenging. Her genuine writing style historical and cultural configurations will be discussed from underneath a rainbow of nuances and intonations, novels and stories stood out with their psychologi- reveals her poetic world, thus she has successfully to which Georgia belonged in the space of the last without pathos, yet with lucidity and with strength. cal depth. Later, however, social and political issues captured the critics and reader’s attention alike. Paata two centuries. Amiran Swimonishvili's poems use traditional forms, began to dominate her works. Gelashvili also began Shamugia is an intellectual poet who knows the history their sometimes overflowing richness of images tells Zaal Andronikashvili is professor at the Ilia-State-Uni- to write works in the genre of autobiography. In her of philosophy particularly well. Philosophical themes about searching for a responsible path for the individual versity, Tbilisi and a research fellow at the Center for novel Pieces / Splinters of Mirror she employs the come into his poems in a way that lets one understand and for his country in a time of confusion and great Literary and Cultural Studies in Berlin. He studied autobiographical narrative, which transforms into a how deeply the author has gone into them and thus perspectives. Among the Georgian poets from the 20th History and Philology in Tbilisi and Saarbrücken and sequence of parables/ acquires parabolic nature. It manages to endow these themes with artistic life. to the 21st century, the poet has his own place. The completed his PhD at the Göttingen-University (2005). is notable that her novel the First Two Circles tells the For him, shock is an instrument for new discoveries. translator Thomas Häusermann presents his poetry. He is studying theory and history of literature and culture story of the existence and dissolution of Translators’ Moderator: Dirk Hülstrunk in Georgia and comments on Georgian politics on his Moderator: Keti Megrelishvili Collegium, while also depicting the dire background blog. He is an co-author of Landna(h)me Georgien. of life in 1990-s, one of the most difficult periods in TRANSLATION PROCESS Studien zur kulturellen Semantik (together with Emzar Georgian history. from series Translator Speaks Jgerenaia und Franziska Thun-Hohenstein, 2018). Moderator: Jan Wiele Giorgi Maisuradze, studied history, philosophy and SMALL STAGE cultural studies in Tbilisi, Saarbrücken and Berlin,
“To really translate means to adapt something that is PhD at the Humboldt University Berlin, 2008-2013 spoken in another language to your language.” (Martin researcher at the Center for Literary and Cultural Luther, Tischreden) Research Berlin, since 2014 professor at the Ilia State University Tbilisi, director of the Institute for Social How can the Georgian literature be adapted to the and Cultural Research. German language in such a way that the authors do not sound strange? How much exoticism can be Giga Zedania (1977) studied philosophy, sociolog- maintained in translation and how can one struggle yand cultural studies in Tbilisi, New York, Budapest the creeping “cartwelisms” in translation? An inter- andBochum. He is professor and since 2014 rector esting discussion between three famous translators of IliaState University, Tbilisi, Georgia. Among his of Georgian literature on the special features of the newestpublications is the edited volume Modernization Georgian-German translation. in Georgia: Theories, Discourses and Realities (2018).
Participants: Rosemarie Tietze, Sibylla Heinze, Speakers: Zaal Andronikashvili, Giorgi Maisuradze, Tata Kotrikadze and Natia Mikeladse-Bachsoliani Giga Zedania Moderator: Natia Mikeladse-Bachsoliani
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14:00-14:30 14 :30-15:00 15:00-15:30 Georgian Pavilion FORUM1 AVANT-GARDE IN GEORGIA. Besik Kharanauli about Chabua Amirejibi BETWEEN DADA, FASHION, VAZHA-PSHAVELA DATA TUTASCHCHIA AND THEATRE from series Bridges A NOVEL AND A FILM from series Visual Georgia from series Cinema Characters
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Georgian artist Petre Otskheli, who was arrested and Vazha Pshavela’s (1861-1915) poetic style and stylized Data Tutaschchia has become a national hero in his Georgian photographers and authors. This dialogue executed at the age of 29 in the Soviet Union in 1937, Pshavi dialect made him distinguished and unique country, and the novel became a sensational success of positions leads to a deeper insight into a truly made an Avant-garde film and stage design on the among his contemporaries over the course of the immediately after its publication. To this day, it is con- fascinating country. With contributions by: Ana basis of his Constructivist scenography. The secret of 19th century. He was a great humanist who admired sidered one of the most important novels of contempo- Kordzaia-Samadashvili, Andreas Oetker-Kast, Dato the simplicity and monumentality of Otskheli’s works and understood the secrets and mystery of Mother rary Georgian literature. This historical, philosophical, Turashvili, Dina Oganova, Giorgi Shengelia, Giorgi lies in his references to nature as a source of further Nature most profoundly; Vazha-Pshavela took the political, satirical crime novel, this colourful panorama Tabliashvili, Guram Tsibakhashvili, Natela Grigalashvili, education. Georgian-French author and artist Iliazd Georgian narrative epic to the highest level, with of stories, people, conversations, landscapes can re- Tinatin Kiguradze, Vakho Khetaguri, Yuri Mechitov is believed to be one of the most innovative typogra- dominant themes of destiny, and conflict between ally be compared with nothing. This novel by Chabua Photo-book presentation phers of the 20th century. He belonged to the circle the individual and society. Amirejibi (1921-2013) was published in 1975, and it Publisher: Bt:st Verlag of French Dadaists, Symbolists, and not least of all, became popular immediately upon the publication. Moderator: Alexander Kartosia Speakers: Andreas Oetker-kast, Ana Kordzaia- fashion designers working for Chanel. The Georgian However, its popularity and fame in the Soviet Union Samadashvili group H2SO4 published its unique edition, in which further increased in 1978 when the seven-episode (S)HERO(ES) Moderator: Maia Panjikidze the members of the group published their Futurist Other Stories of August War 2008 feature film of the same name premiered in 1978 (di- manifesto, Dadaist poems, and political declarations, from series History in Retrospect rected by Giga Lortkifanidze, Gizo Gebeskiria). Kris- sending a provocative message: “Evaporation of con- tian Lichtenfield, translator of the novel in German,
ventional art! SMALL STAGE will discuss the novel, while literature scholar Lasha Bakradze will talk about the film version. Speakers: Vladimir Velminski The photo book recounts the story of the Russian-Geor- Moderator: Lasha Bakradze Speakers: Kristiane Lichtenfeld, gian War of 2008, as seen and told by women. “(S) Zaal Andronikaschwili hero(es)” is an attempt to restore the timeline of war, REQUIEM FOR THE LIVING Moderator: Lasha Bakradze from series Who Writes, Who Publishes and, at the same time, explore the other side of it. Women rarely begin, or directly participate in wars, TAMAR, WHERE ARE YOU? SMALL STAGE only very few of them joining the army. Therefore, from series Art and Literature historical chronicles and data seldom mentions their Zviad Ratiani is an expressionist poet.The mood names. In truth, however, they are the ones that suf- SMALL STAGE appropriates the poet, gives him impulses, gives him fer the most, while their strong willpower frequently energy. But precisely at this critical moment he becomes determines the outcome of war, and the lives of many Tamar was the queen of Georgia ruling the country the controller who manages to empower himself of people. And, “(S)hero(es)” is the story of precisely such at the end of the 12th century, leading Georgia to the creative process, to expel it into its limits and to women - heroes left alone in the backstage of war. the peak of its golden age – today, after centuries of find the optimal form. Participants of the event will foreign occupation and countless armed conflicts, present the poetry collection Requiem for the Living. Publisher: Books in Batumi Publishing Georgia presents itself as an aspiring republic. „Tamar, Publishers: Diogene Publishers, Klak Verlag Speakers: Salome Benidze (writer); Where Are You?“ is a photo-text book initiated by Speakers: Zviad Ratiani, Zaza Shengelia Dina Oganova (photographer); Mariam Korinteli the German photographer Andreas Oetker-Kast and Moderator: Jörg Becken Moderator: Maia Panjikidze his long term photographic exploration of Georgia, in which the perspective is extended by stories of
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15:30-16:00 16:15-16:45 17:00-19:00 Georgian Pavilion FORUM1 GEORGIA. ONE TRAVELLER’S HYMNOPEDIA HAPPY HOUR A LITERARY JOURNEY DIARY OF GEORGIA from series Playing with Sounds Nika Machaidze & from series Get Together from series Discover Georgia Natalie Tba Beridze
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This travel journal has been written by German and Constanze John started her journey through Georgia The project is a musical interpretation of Zaza The famous Georgian electronic musicians Nika Georgian authors, who have been travelling through in the capital city Tbilisi and traveled in all directions, Burchuladze’s poem. During this combined literary Machaidze and Natalie Beridze have created a new Georgia. The book portrays the travellers’ individual by public transport or by foot. She visited Kazbegi, and musical performance, Zaza and Irakli shall present musical soundtrack of the oldest version of Kote perspective on the different regions, their culture, nature Sugdidi, Uschguli, Batumi, Bolnissi and also the small the audience with the merging and confluence of Mikaberidze’s movie “My Grandmother”, which is and traditions. Resulting from those encounters, an town of Gori, Stalin’s place of birth. She traveled to verse and music. one of the most important works of Georgian Cinema unordinary travel guide to Georgia has been formed: monasteries and cathedrals, had conversations classics (old version of soundtrack belongs to Oleg Participants: Zaza Burchuladze (Author), Irakli Georgia. A Literary Journey. The anthology will be with locals, amongst them a school class in Tbilisi. Karavaichuk). This is an electronic acoustic music that Kiziria (Musician, multimedia artist) published in 2018 through a cooperation of the The journey of Constanze John is a search for the authors perform live. In cooperation with ARTAREA. „Frankfurter Verlagsanstalt“, the Georgian National soul of Georgia. Constanze John, born in 1959, lives
Book Center and the Goethe-Institut Georgien. It will in Leipzig. Since 1997 she has been working as a be presented at the Frankfurt Book Fair, which hosts freelance author, she wrote for example travel reports Georgia as its special guest of honour in 2018. The for Deutschlandfunk and Deutschlandradio. project „Georgien. Eine literarische Reise“ | „Georgia. Publisher: MAIRDUMONT GmbH & Co. KG A Literary Journey“ has been conceived by the Goethe- Speakers: Constanze John, Birgit Berg-Becker Institut Georgien within the framework of the Eastern Moderator: Maia Panjikidze Partnership, financed by the German Federal Foreign Office.
Speakers: Nino Haratischwili, Tamta Melashvili, Nestan Nene Kvinikadze, Katja Petrowskaja Moderator: Zaal Andronikashvili (Georgia) Center for Literary and Cultural Research Berlin Organizers: Goethe-Institut Georgien, Georgian National Book Center, Frankfurter Verlagsanstalt
After Happy Hours: ELECTRONICMUSIC by HVL - Gigi Jikia
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PAVILION PROGRAM October Georgian Pavilion FORUM1 12 SEARCH FOR UNUSUAL WAYS HIDDEN SIDES O.Chkheidze, G.Dotschanaschwili OF THE WAR from series Taming of Literature from series 100 Years 10:00-10:30 11:00-11:30 MAIN STAGE MAIN STAGE FISH WITH TWO SHADOWS Achil Kikodze Otar Chkheidze (1920-2007) was a representative of Tamta Melashvili’s first book is about the hidden side by Khatuna Tavdgiridze from series Georgian Characters the nobility and spiritual elite, whose family was hit by of war. Not a single shot can be heard throughout the from series Early Birds a wave of repressions. The writer, who miraculously entire novel, and despite this, however, she manages survived these repressions, was trying to unmask to illustrate the horror of war with utmost intensity. MAIN STAGE MAIN STAGE the regime from his creative debut. For this purpose, Counting Out is about two teenage girls who live in
The cornerstone of Khatuna Tavdgiridze’s works is a Archil Kikodze loves to play the part of a guide both in he used a style that would make what he had to say a provincial town located within a conflict zone. Small combination of fiction and scientific literature. Her novel life and in his art. His latest novel, Southern Elephant, not so understandable for censors. In spite of this, girls are involved in drug trafficking to earn money for – Fish with Two Shadows – is a philosophical fantasy, a has the main character wander through the streets it was very difficult to publish the novels he wrote in food. Similar to this novel, Burchuladze’s Adibas also mystical chronicle, and a medieval apocalyptic hysteria, of Tbilisi in the course of a single day, while also the Soviet era (and he is the author of 24 novels). As satirically describes how the elite circles continue which is depicted through magic realism, combining painting the portrait of the entire city, building a vast regards Guram Dochanashvili, he is characterized by their ordinary life and usual consumption of goods a great variety of themes from mythology and folklore. gallery of characters, and combining stories and tales extreme expressivity, artistry, and humour, which also in Tbilisi, while people are dying in a distance of half about various places. The writer has also travelled proved to be an appropriate reaction in the era, where an hour’s drive from the capital city. Moderator: Ana Kordzaia-Samadashvili writers had to search for ways of drawing the wool over in mountainous regions of Georgia to guide foreign Participants: Tamta Melaschwili, Zaza Burchuladze censors’ eyes. Otar Chkheidze managed to do this by birdwatchers. Based on this experience, he wrote the Moderator: Richard Kämmerlings 10:30-11:00 Story of a Bird and a Man. Wherever Archil Kikodze deliberately making his language and phrases more complicated and Guram Dochanashvili moved action might be, in cities or mountains, he observes and takes ITB BOOK AWARD 2018 notice of everything; and whatever cannot be conveyed to an unfamiliar environment and invented countries Tamar Tandashvili from series Award Ceremonies & Competitions & Ruska Jorjoliani in words, he captures through the lens of his camera. creating the effect of alienation. from series Bittere Bonbons A writer, a guide, and a photographer – this is Archil Speakers: Rostom Chkheidze, Giorgi Lobzhanidze SMALL STAGE Kikodze, a man of both, the city and the mountains. Moderator: Alexander Kartosia MAIN STAGE For the first time, ITB Berlin, Börsenverein des Deutschen Moderator: Barbara Lehnerer Buchhandels and Frankfurter Buchmesse present Tamar Tandashvili studied literature and psychology, Bela Chekurishvili an ITB BuchAward for the category „Frankfurter publishes a widely read blog and works as a psychologist Buchmesse Guest of Honour – Georgia“. The awarded and activist, especially for women and the rights of authors and publishers are Marlies Kriegenherdt SMALL STAGE sexual minorities. Snowstorm of Orange Dandelions (“Reiseführer Georgien”, Reise Know-How) as well as (2016) is her first novel in German translation, her next For a long time Bela Chekurishvili has lived in Germany Giorgi Kvastiani, Vadim Spolanski and Andreas Sternfeldt novel Materikon was published in Georgia in 2017. and is intensively involved into the literary life of the (“Reiseführer Georgien. Unterwegs zwischen Kaukasus In the early 1990s, Ruska Jorjoliani’s family fled to country. The poems of Bella Chekurishvili are the stories und Schwarzem Meer“, Trescher Verlag) and Nino Tbilisi after ethnic cleansing in Abkhazia region. Since about some modern human being who constantly finds Haratischwili („Das achte Leben (für Brilka)“, Ullstein 2007, Jorjoliani has been living in Palermo, where she itself in ZeitNot, being always on the way, looking from Taschenbuch Verlag/Frankfurter Verlagsanstalt). graduated the faculty of philosophy. Ruska Jorjoliani’s that way to what is dear and important for its heart. Two of the jurors, Raphaela Sabel (editor-in-chief of debut novel Your Being Here as City is nominated for Schweizer Buchhandel) and Eckart Baier (editor-in- Discussion the Hotlist 2018. chief of Buchjournal) will hand the prizes over to the Moderator: Keti Megrelishvili authors and publishers in the Guest of Honour pavilion. Moderator: Barbara Weidle
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12:30-13:00 13:00-13:30 13:30-14:00 14:00-14:30 Georgian Pavilion FORUM1 Aka Morchiladze Shota Iatashvili | Zviad Ratiani Nika Jorjaneli PIROSMANI. WANDERER from series Ex-Libris from series Voices:Poetry Zaza Bibilashvili BETWEEN THE WORLDS from series Lyric Georgia II from series Visual Georgia
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Aka Morchiladze is a decisive figure in the history of Shota Iatashvili’s poems are characterised by a nar- The poetry of Nika Jorjaneli comprises both, traditional Discussions held on the occasion of a substantial Georgian prose since 1990-s. He is a writer, and a rative style of humour and always saturated with a par- and free verses covering a wide range of topics: from a publication at the same time as an exhibition at the professional historian. Morchiladze’s narrative and style adoxical way of looking at things. Typical of his poetry detailed sunset description, scenic and philosophical, Albertina Museum in Vienna. The self-taught person, seem to be a kind of magic, as he manages to breathe is the attention paid to everydayness. Shota Iatashvili to the “Nuclear Weapon Lullaby”, from love lyrics to the who painted his fervently haunting pictures for Georgian life into everything that he touches, transforming them manages to write about everything: about money, an recent events unfolding in the global history scene of hotels and as gifts at the turn of the century and lived into uniquely accomplished and mysterious images. electrical plug, a cigarette-lighter, a blood-pressure the mankind. Like Nika Jorjaneli, in the poetry of Zaza as a “vagabond”, is today above all a partially forgotten He can revive the environment and life of a period machine, tinned sea cabbage... He seems to be sitting Bibilashvili you will find conventional and free verse, hero of Avant-garde. He was introduced as “Rousseau between the late 19th century and the early 20th among friends and chatting to them, or he’s sitting quite written to a consistent artistic standard, a poetic diary of the East” at the legendary exhibition called Target century, and sculpture characters and people of that alone and talking. Zviad Ratiani is an expressionist and a lyrical long poem. in Moscow in 1913 together with Natalia Goncharova, period; Morchiladze is capable of both, studying and poet. The themes and iconographic images have an Mikhail Larionov, Kasimir Malevich, and Marc Chagall. Moderator: Keti Megrelishvili telling stories characteristic of the Soviet era. Being a emotional effect on him. The mood appropriates the At the centre of the discussions is the question of the Reader of the peoms: Sabine Schiffner perfect narrator, full of humour and vivid imagination, poet, gives him - not so rarely and also quite exces- audience, which transcends borders in many respects Aka Morchiladze masterfully matches all the above sively - impulses, gives him energy. But precisely at and also includes the exciting posthumous reception said with his stylized language. this critical moment he becomes the controller who in his own country.
manages to empower himself of the creative process, Moderator: Jan Wiele to expel it into its limits and to find the optimal form. Speakers: Elisabeth Dutz, Bice Curiger Moderator: Mahsan Tajik Lali Ketsba-Khundadse Moderator: Dirk Hülstrunk Kato Javakhishvili DICTATORSHIP OF POETRY from series Lyric Georgia I from series Who Writes, Who Publishes TRANSLATION PROCESS from series Translator Speaks SMALL STAGE SMALL STAGE
SMALL STAGE Texts of Kato Javakhishvili have a peculiar expressiveness, The most recent poetic collection of works by Zurab which make them quite complicated and different. She Steffi Chotiwari-Jünger, Tamar Muskhelishvili and Ninio Rtveliashvili, The Dictatorship of Poetry, was almost often uses interludes, which change the poem’s rhythm Osepashvili, translators of several novels and various simultaneously published in Georgian, German, and and intonation. Her poetry has many social themes, literary collections will discuss translation process, English in 2017-2018. A year earlier, the book appeared where the author directly points out to the reader the including their personal experience of working in in Swedish. Two publishers from Georgia and Germany problems which affect today’s society.In her poetry, tandems with German speaking translators. speak about their choice of publishing the performer Prof. Lali Ketsba approaches supposedly small everyday poet’s book in poetry. How did readers accept the experiences in a very special, poetic way. The texts Participants: Tamar Muskhelishvili, Nino extravagant poet’s specific voice and how does Zurab are deliberately written in German and, thus, also have Osepashvili, Steffi Chotiwari-Jünger Rtveliashvili cooperate with two different publishers?. a linguistic reflective level on which the relationship Moderator: Steffi Chotiwari-Jünger Publishers: Intelekti Publishing, Klak Verlag of the human being to language becomes visible. Speakers: Zurab Rtveliashvili, Gvantsa Jobava , Moderator: Alexander Kartozia Sabine Schiffner Moderator: Jörg Becken
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14:30-15:00 15:00-15:30 15:30-16:00 Georgian Pavilion FORUM1 Levan Berdzenishvili about Rezo Cheishvili GEORGIA. A LITERARY JOURNEY DAVIT KLDIASHVILI MASTER OF ABSURD COMEDY from series Get Together from series Bridges from series Cinema Characters
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Davit Kldiashvili (1862-1931) was a realist writer and Rezo Cheishvili’s (1933-2015) novel The Blue Mountains This travel journal has been written by German and tells the story of the foundation and urban evolution playwright who lived between the 19th and the 20th is a classic in his homeland. Based on his book, Georgian authors, who have been travelling through of the so-called Neu Tiflis (Tifliser Kolonie) in the cneturies. His exceptional use of humour enables him to Cheischwili wrote the screenplay for the film Blue Georgia. The book portrays the travellers’ individual then village of Kukia. It traces the development of the depict largely miserable life and existence of common Mountains or Unbelievable Story (1983), which was perspective on the different regions, their culture, nature settlement of the German colonists, who soon upon Georgians of that time in a tragi-comic manner. Main shown at the Cannes Festival in 2014 in the series of and traditions. Resulting from those encounters, an their arrival opened various artisan shops, breweries, characters in his novels are impoverished gentry. world cinema classics. Till today “The Blue Mountains” unordinary travel guide to Georgia has been formed: hotels, restaurants, cinema houses and small and are used as a winged word when a situation appears Georgia. A Literary Journey. The anthology will be large enterprises. Special attention is given to public Moderator: Rachel Gratzfeld to be absurd, not wanting to end. The absurdity of published in 2018 through a cooperation of the gardens, single-family homes with gardens and later an administrative apparatus faithful to the system, „Frankfurter Verlagsanstalt“, the Georgian National tenement houses designed and built for them mostly 100 YEARS 100 PHOTOS. the distance from the content-related tasks in favor Book Center and the Goethe-Institut Georgien. It will by German architects and engineers. Offering findings, GEORGIA 1918-2018 of functioning, can hardly be better staged. It seems be presented at the Frankfurt Book Fair, which hosts which result from original research using archival & 08.08.08 absurd that the increasingly developing tragedy turns Georgia as its special guest of honour in 2018. The records as well as direct field observations, the book from series History in Retrospect into unwanted comedy, because otherwise it is no longer project „Georgien. Eine literarische Reise“ | „Georgia. is richly illustrated by design drawings and archival bearable. Rezo Cheishvili authored screenplays for many A Literary Journey“ has been conceived by the Goethe- photos as well as those taken by the author in the last SMALL STAGE other Georgian movies. Cheishvili’s unique narrative Institut Georgien within the framework of the Eastern two decades (1994-2018). manner, and matching / compliance of his individual Partnership, financed by the German Federal Foreign Nino Dzandzava and Lasha Bakradze, authors of 100 Book Presentation style with the language of the Georgian film shall be Office. Years 100 Photos. Georgia 1918-2018 combine several Speakers: Maia Mania (architectural historian) discussed by literature scholar Zaal Andronikashvili. researches carried out in the National Archives. Based Speakers: Nino Haratischwili, Irma Tavelidze, Moderator: Barbara von Münchhausen, director/ on the detailed study, the authors are able to illustrate Speaker: Stefan Monhardt Archil Kikodze, Ulla Lenze Goethe-Institut Georgien the most significant event of each year since 1918 until Moderator: Zaal Andronikashvili Moderator: Zaal Andronikashvili (Georgia) Center Organizer: Goethe-Institut Georgien today. The book covers past decades and their major for Literary and Cultural Research Berlin occurrences, while also identifying those images that WANTED: A HERO FOR Organizers: Goethe-Institut Georgien, Georgian determined and shaped each year. Authors have THE 21ST CENTURY National Book Center, Frankfurter Verlagsanstalt managed to compile a kaleidoscope calendar of the from series Art and Literature century. 08.08.08 (author: Nino Lomadze), based on the GERMAN ARCHITECTS IN TBILISI SMALL STAGE literary genre of oral storytelling, includes the personal from series Discover Georgia stories told by participants of 2008 Russo-Georgian war. Shota Rustaveli’s great poem The Knight in the Panther’s SMALL STAGE How intense, sensitive, and painful collective or personal Skin, written 800 years ago, is still a central element of memory of war can be now, when 10 years have passed Georgian culture. How can such a work be updated? German Architects in Tbilisi by the architectural historian from war? What is the life like for the refugees, for those Artist David Machavariani (“Kakadu”) and publisher Tina Maia Mania presents biographies and works of German who were left without homes due to the war? How Mamulashvili, who have just presented an adaptation as architects and engineers active in Tbilisi in the late can Georgia use or control such memory of the war? a graphic novel, discuss this with Tilman Spreckelsen, 19th and the early 20th century. Shedding light upon Publishers: Indigo Publishing who retells Rustaweli’s work in German. the rich architectural legacy left by the Germans in Speakers: Nino Lomadze, Tamar Babuadze Tbilisi, the book highlights their major contributions to Participants: Davit Machavariani, Tilman Moderator: Maia Panjikidze the transformation of urban spaces in Tbilisi.The book Spreckelsen, Tina Mamulashvili
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PAVILION PROGRAM October Georgian Pavilion FORUM1 SILENT SWIM HAPPY HOUR 13 from series Playing with Sounds Georgian National Ballet Sukhishvili
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Irakli Charkviani is widely admired poet, writer, and The program of the Georgian National Ballet is a story musician of contemporary Georgia, whose influence about fight, suffering and heroism of Georgian people; BESTSELLER Zurab Karumidze from series Georgian Characters remains strong on Georgian musicians and writers. One fabulous costumes and gorgeous choreography by Beka Adamashvili of his grandfathers was the leader of Soviet Georgia portraying Georgian soul-men surprise with their from series Early Birds during Stalin’s totalitarian rule, and his father served temperament and reflect both warlike and noble MAIN STAGE MAIN STAGE as the advisor for two presidents of independent nature; Stunningly beautiful women, floating on the
Georgia (in 1990-s). The past of his family, and its stage, fascinate spectators with their charming dance. Beka Adamashvili’s Bestseller is a novel of detective Zurab Karumidze is a true modernist in his heart ties with political power did not prevent him from The whole program brings up the history of Georgia genre that combines satire, parody, and fantasy; it and his mind. Influenced by the age of modernism, becoming the symbol of Georgian counterculture. to the trial of the audience. Georgian National Ballet involves discussions of literature, literary clichés, his narrative never fails to illustrate the emotional Born in 1961, he referred to himself and his peers as has always been innovating Georgian dances, evolve famous authors, and their characters. The book depicts intensity of modernist quests and experiments. He the Gagarini Generation, as 1961 was that year that the and advance it. The folkloric themes (choreography, a literary inferno, where the reader comes across George is an intellectual, and an extremely passionate writer, first human travelled to space. It was the generation music) are being modernized and filled with classical Orwell, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Edgar Allan Poe, James who plays a game of epochs and cultures, combining that found personal freedom and human rights the dance elements. That’s what makes the company so Joyce, etc. The hell also has anonymous suicide club. and clashing them, and staging carnivals. His use highest of all values, and decided to fight against the unique, successful and demanding throughout its The novel is shaped as a great puzzle/jigsaw, and it is of the Georgian language is genuinely captivating. injustice in the universe. This event will begin with existence. The Georgian National Ballet has around accompanied with a number of literary maps. Zurab Karumidze possesses profound knowledge of a Calm Swim, a composition of the same name (as 150 dancers and its own orchestra. the English language and culture, and his exceptional Moderator: Davit Gabunia Charkviani’s novel). Charkviani’s wife and musical fluency enables him to write in English effortlessly. One partner Ketato who is one of the real-life characters of Karumidze’s novels in English tells the mysterious of the novel, will participate in the presentation and 10:30-11:00 story of the murder of Dagny Juel, a Norwegian writer read her late husband’s sound poetry. and the muse of Edward Munch, which took place in
Participant: Gaga Lomidze, Iunona Guruli Tea Topuria Tbilisi in the early 20th century.
Moderator: Mario Pschera & Nino Tarkhnishvili Moderator: Barbara Lehnerer from series Bittere Bonbons
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Tea Tophuria and Nino Tarkhnishvili are the authors of the same generation. Both are the journalists working for radio Liberty. Consequently, they are constantly focused on the acute topics related to political, social and gender problems that are interestingly reflected in their pieces of art. Tea Tophuria works in both poetic and prosaic forms. As for Nino Tarkhnishvili, After Happy Hours: her favorite form is miniature. ELECTRONICMUSIC Moderator: Barbara Weidle by HVL - Gigi Jikia
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11:30-12:00 12:00-12:30 12:30-13:00 13:00-13:30 Georgian Pavilion FORUM1 Akaki Bakradze THE SOVIET REGIME THROUGH Lasha Bugadze’s Rati Amaglobeli TAMING OF THE LITERATURE GREAT CLASSICS A SMALL COUNTRY Shalva Bakuradze from series Taming of Literature from series 100 Years from series Ex-Libris from series Voices: Poetry
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When the famous literary critic, art historian and Mikhail Javakhishvili (1880-1937) and Grigol Robakidze Lasha Bugadze has a wonderfully keen eye and inherent Rati Amaghlobeli is the dervish of contemporary editor Akaki Bakradze (1928-1999) completed the (1882-1962) were the authors of the first half of the talent of humour, sarcasm, irony, and grotesque, which Georgian poetry. His sonorous poems have an incan- Book Taming of Literature in 1983, it was impossible 20th century. Javakhishvili’s critical viewpoint always he employs in his writing to intensify and sharpen the tatory feel. Mostly, the words swirl in a spiral round to publish such a critical analysis of Soviet power. annoyed the Soviet regime, and, consequently, he fell faults, and general ignorance that are rather usual in one or two sounds. Admittedly, this poet tries out the Despite the adversities of the imposed censorship, victim to the Purge in 1937. Grigol Robakidze managed social and political life. He attempts to combine all borderline between sound and meaning, but he never the manuscript quickly made the rounds in literary to immigrate to Germany, and later wrote several of his of the above-mentioned in a feuilleton, composing goes so far as to reduce a poem to mere sound. He is circles. The book describes how Soviet power sup- works in German. Otar Chiladze (1933-2009) was an a set of paradoxical and absurd images. Bugadze is extremely inventive in seeking a form for his poems. pressed literary freedom and tried to equate literature author of the 1960-s. His novels reflect various ages also famous for the interpretation of historical events, Shalva Bakuradze is obsessed with his ideas about ideologically. Tilman Spreckelsen discusses the from the history of Georgia, beginning with the earli- mythological and biblical themes, in the context how old Georgian texts were read, pronounced and topic with Lascha Bakradze, the historian, professor, est period until the 1990-s. The Soviet period is ana- of which he provides a profound understanding of sung, where the accents were places, what the into- director of the Georgian Literature Museum and son lysed in his last two novels, Avelum and The Basket. real and actual problems, while also depicting and nation was, etc. He writes his own poems and then of Akaki Bakradze. conveying his thoughts in an original manner. All declaims them with this intonation… In brief, his po- Participants: Kristiane Lichtenfeld, Phil- of the above mentioned is brilliantly reflected in his etry is a provocative Speaker: Lasha Bakradze lip Dyck, Alexander Kartosia semi-autobiographical novel a Small Country, 2017. Moderator: Tilman Spreckelsen Moderator: Christoph Haacker Moderator: Dirk Hülstrunk Organizer: Konrad Adenauer Foundation Moderator: Joachim Unseld COMIC BATTLE AT THE Organizer: Konrad Adenauer Foundation FRANKFURT BOOK FAIR from series Award Ceremonies & Competitions Ela Gochiashvili Givi Alkhazishvili TRANSLATION PROCESSES SMALL STAGE from series Lyric Georgia I from series Translator Speaks
Every year at the Frankfurt Book Fair, two teams of SMALL STAGE SMALL STAGE comic artists or illustrators compete against each other. Two teams of draughtsmen - one from Germany Ela Gochiashvili has clearly expanded the boundaries Maia Tabukashvili and Rachel Gratzfeld have extensive and one from the host country - are on stage and each and resources of the modern Georgian lyrical genre: she experience of translating classical works. Two of them team has a flipchart available for drawing. From the has offered us poetic stories that lie on the boundary decided to translate the same work, and the two audience suggestions are now made as to what should of the lyrical and the epic. Nuance is the main feature translations were published simultaneously. They will be drawn, then the teams receive two minutes time of her poetry, which requires an acute poetic ear to share this story with the audience as well. for the graphic realization, the flipcharts are turned appreciate, as well as a great variety of intonation and Participants: Maia Tabukashvili, Rachel Gratzfeld around and the results are presented - the audience a polyphonic quality. Givi Alkhazishvili’s poetry always Moderator: Rachel Gratzfeld votes by applause. The event shall be held in two keeps the balance between adhering to the legacy rounds: the first round will be held on the small stage and introducing the novelty, between the national of the pavilion at 12 o’clock, while the other will be and European traditions, the classic and the modern, held on the island of independent publishers at 15:30. emotion and reason, meditation and everyday routine, the structured rhyming patters and blank verse. Participants: Gio Jincharadze, Tatia Nadareishvili, Jan Altehenger, Marc Angel Moderator: Alexander Kartozia
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THINKING FREEDOM IN THE GEORGIAN SCRIPTS Lasha Bakradze about JEANS GENERATION.THE CASE Georgian Pavilion FORUM1 USSR. WHY MAMARDASHVILI BETWEEN FUNCTION ILIA CHAVCHAVADZE OF AN AIRCRAFT HIJACKING IS IMPORTANT TODAY AND FASCINATION from series Bridges - IN LITERATURE AND FILM from series Thinking Georgia from series Visual Georgia from series Cinema Characters
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Merab Mamardashvili (1930-1990) is one of the most Scripts are a reflection of the perception of the world. Ilia Chavchavadze (1837-1907) is the most influential In 1983, an aircraft on a flight from Tbilisi to Batumi important philosophers from the Soviet Union, if not They lend character, identity, and self-confidence figure among the generation of 1860-s. He was a poet, was hijacked to run away from the Soviet Union. the most important. The “Georgian Socrates” (Jean- to cultures. This is particularly true of the Georgian writer, publicist, translator, political and public figure, Seven young people, mostly painters and artists, Pierre Vernant) enjoys an almost mythical reputation script with its more than 1,500 years of tradition and and the leader of the National Liberation Movement. participated in the process. They managed to board in his homeland and in Russia, where he influenced its three historical forms that are so different. Prof. Chavchavadze was murdered by socialist activists in the plane with ammunition and firearms, demanding several generations of philosophers. However, he is Dr. Jost Gippert and Dr. Stefan Soltek talk about the 1907. The translator Kristiane Lichtenfeld, discuss the that the plane landed in Turkey. The court sentenced largely unknown outside the former Soviet Union. Georgian scripts and the exhibition “Tbilisi on my translation process and highlights author’s literary work. each surviving hijacker to death, except for the only Mamardashvili was the only philosopher from the mind” at Klingspor Museum in Offenbach. female member of the group. Dato Turashvili’s novel Moderator: Viktor Kalinke Soviet Union, who tried to philosophically reflect on Jeans Generation (2001), which has been a bestseller and articulate the experience of Soviet totalitarianism. Speakers: Jost Gippert, Stefan Soltek in Georgia since the day of its publication; Zaza Philosophy is not a profession or a discipline, but a Moderator: Manana Tandashvili TBILISI. ARCHIVE OF TRANSITION Rusadze’s documentary called Bandits (2003); and from series History in Retrospect creative act for Mamardashvili. While carrying out Rezo Gigineishvili’s feature film Hostages, based on this act, man changes from a biological man, who is GEORGIAN HEART SMALL STAGE a screenplay by Lasha Bughadze (2017). The writers always a potential man, to a cultural man. However, the from series Who Writes, Who Publishes and the director shall discuss their perception of this Photo book Tbilisi. Archive of Transition - Ambitious process of becoming human is not a one-off process. tragic event, its depiction in their works. SMALL STAGE building projects and foreign investments are constantly It must constantly be repeated. The conversation will changing the original sight / look of the city. Such Speakers: Dato Turashvili, Lasha Bugadze, Zaza revolve around the importance of Mamardashvili today The anthology Georgiens Herz presents thirty-three practically ruthless urban development is an issue Rusadze and about his later perception. Georgian poets with two poems of each one. The of ongoing debates: what should be preserved, and Moderator: Lasha Bakradze book highlights the major course and development of Speakers: Zaal Andronikaschwili, Andreas Rötzer what may undergo alterations? What can be sold, and Georgian poetry from the beginning of 20th century Moderator: Gemma Pörzgen what should be deemed as public property? Urban SEA – LONGING. EVERYDAY LIFE to nowadays. In the anthology, one can find both the developers, architects, and civil activists discuss their IN GEORGIA classics of Georgian poetry and the poets who recently from series Art and Literature views and the meaning of such changes, including Dato Barbakadze started their literary career; the ones without whom it from series Lyric Georgia II the subsequent impact of alterations on the sight of SMALL STAGE is impossible to grasp the overall picture of Georgian the city. Texts are accompanied with image printed SMALL STAGE literature and the ones who are not considered to be Diving into Georgia. Like everywhere else, people, materials and photo-essays. the part of the mainstream. houses, trees, shops and many other things surround Dato Barbakadze is one of the key figure of 1990s. His The book was published and the event is organized us. Everything is shaped by everyday life that has a philosophical, experimental and conceptual poetry had Publisher: Größenwahn Verlag with support of Goethe-Institut Georgien little attention. Artist Tutu Kiladze and writer Gaga a great impact on adapting new poetics. He speaks Speakers: Lela Samniashvili, Rezo Getiashvili Nakhutsrishvili pay attention to this everyday life with with a distinct voice and rare vision in poems that Moderator: Elena Hein Book Presentation their fragmented approach and transform it into poetic invite contemplation more than dramatic reaction. Publisher: Niggli Verlag Publishing trails through dreams. Speakers: Coauthors Wato Tsereteli, Sebastian Moderator: Maja Lisowski Pranz, Klaus Neuburg Speakers: Gaga Nakhutsrishvili, Moderator: Stefan Wackwitz Vladimer Velminsky Moderator: Jonas Löffler
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TBILISI CHATBOT – CITY GUIDE “PAPA WAS A TROLLINGSTONE” PAVILION PROGRAM 14October Georgian Pavilion FORUM1 AS AN ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE from series Playing with Sounds from series Discover Georgia
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Speakers shall present their project – Tbilisi Chatbot. Zura Rtveliashvili’s musical performances concern ROYAL MARY Kote Jandieri Chatbots change the experience of buyer-seller political, cultural, and existential problems, and they by Abo Iashagashvili from series Georgian Characters communication. The city – the artificial intelligence may be perceived as not only social, cultural, or political from series Early Birds - is an independent guide, which interacts with the criticism but also as the reflection of problems of visitor itself, and introduces itself through online- contemporary literature. Parallel involvement of other MAIN STAGE MAIN STAGE interviews or chats. artists makes these performances more impressive. Abo Iashaghashvili’s Royal-Mary is an adventurous Kote Jandieri is not a prolific writer; he does not write Event Language: English Musicians, for example, take the performance to a novel about the 19th century Tbilisi, and it is filled with novels, preferring instead the genre of story. In 2009, different, more vibrating space; similar collaborations Speakers: Zura Jishkariani, Sandro Asatiani allusions and historical references. It is the author’s he combined his works in a single collection, which with the performer often give birth to unusual and second book written as part of the cycle in that same earned him Saba, the most prestigious of Georgian exquisite artistic ritual. Such act of shamanism naturally genre. The author seems to be well aware of the Literary awards. Faithful readers usually have to wait for erases all boundaries between the artists and the environment of that time, and he constructs a brilliant the arrival of his new works for a long time. However, audience. Erekle Deisadze, a well known Georgian image of the environment and reality of the city. The since 1980-s, each of his stories have never failed to writer and artist of younger generation, will join Zura book was awarded Saba Literary prize for the best attract great attention, becoming popular upon their Rtveliashvili in this performance, adding his usual novel of 2015. publication. He employs humour to write psychological energy and charm to the show. prose with eccentric and unusual characters. Jandieri’s Moderator: Ana Kordzaia-Samadashvili latest story, Globalization, is an irony towards those who have either entirely negative or entirely positive Participants: Zurab Rtveliashvili (Author), attitude towards these processes. Kote Jandieri is Erekle Deisadze (Author und Musician), 10:30-11:00 also a screenwriter, and many Georgian movies have Kave Mohamad Sharif (Musician) been based on his screenplays. Jandieri takes great Lia Likokeli & Salome Benidze interest in environmental protection and considers it from series Bittere Bonbons 17:00-19:00 his major activity. MAIN STAGE Moderator: Barbara Lehnerer HAPPY HOUR Masterknot LIVE Literary works of Lia Liqokeli, saturated with forgotten mythical images, invites her reader to magical world, MAIN STAGE telling the stories of mountains that are far away from Masterknot is an ambient-electronic music project, cities, of remote villages and roads. Out of the folklore founded by David Datunashvili, Irakli Abramishvili and and fairy-tale world, she manages to make a sense of Gigi Jikia in 2017. Their first album “9-15” was released the fate of women, to speak of painful themes. The in October 2017 on cassette and digital audio formats. main heroines of Salome Benidze’ s prose are brave, independent, strong women, who fall in love, make After Happy Hours: decisions and dare to be responsible for their own lives. ELECTRONICMUSIC by HVL - Gigi Jikia Moderator: Barbara Weidle
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ACCOMPANYING SOULS JEANSGENERATION Nino Haratischwili’s Lia Sturua Georgian Pavilion FORUM1 from series Taming of Literature from series 100 Years THE CAT AND THE GENERAL Giorgi Lobzhanidze from series Ex-Libris from series Voices:Poetry
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The well-known Georgian writer, essayist, and translator Seven young adults from the middle of society no longer Nino Haratischwili, a German language writer of Lia Sturua made her entry into Georgian poetry in Dato Barbakadze presents five authors from XX century: want to come to terms with the injustice of the Soviet Georgian origin, who is one of the outstanding authors the early 1960s, showing a mastery of free verse, Shota Chantladze, Tamaz Badzagua, Badri Gugushvili, reality. They develop a plan to bring them freedom. in contemporary German literature and enjoys equal which has its origins in Georgian early hymnography. Esma Oniani and Guram Asatiani. These authors Thus, in 1983, the attempt of young people to divert popularity in Georgia. Nino Haratischwili is also, an The fundamental characteristic of her poetry is an are still genuine today, but most of them met with an airplane on their way from Tbilisi to Leningrad to award-winning playwright and director. She translates inner monologue and a flow of associations, which fierce criticism in the Soviet period or should work Turkey failed. There was a silence for decades on this from Georgian into German, brings young authors from is accompanied by countless lyrical moods and under the pressure. Speakers: Zaal Andronikaschwili, central event, although all Georgians knew the sad fate Georgia and Germany together and builds bridges impulses. Today she is seen as a monolithic figure Andreas Rötzer of the kidnappers and many identified with them. It between these two countries. Her award-winning in Georgian literary space, and her influence on the was Dato Turashvili, the voice of his generation, who novel Eighth Life for Brilka is a centennial family drama development of Georgian poetry is now undeniable. Speaker: Dato Barbakadze brought the story back to light. set against the background of the historical tragedy Giorgi Lobzhanidze’s attitude to life, with its brutality Moderator: Tilman Spreckelsen of Georgia. Her new novel The Cat and the General is and its beauty, is expressed by sad characteristic Organizer: Konrad Adenauer Foundation Speaker: Dato Turaschwili a suspenseful, psychologically profound novel about touches, fused with ironical, sometimes even parodied Moderator: Stefan Weidle the war in the countries and in the heads, about the features. A rich vocabulary, deep poetic thinking and longing for peace and redemption. intellectual experience all together creates his poetry, THE BEST which at first sight is modest but at the same time Moderator: Anna Engel DECORATED BOOKSHOP deep, multi-coloured, varied and contemporary, free from series Award Ceremonies & Competitions from any pathetic elements. SMALL STAGE Nikoloz Baratashvili Moderator: Dirk Hülstrunk & Galaktion Tabidze A competition has been held in the context of the TWO MASTERS OF POETRY TRANSLATION PROCESSES bookshop campaign. Until the end of September from series Lyric Georgia I from series Translator Speaks booksellers were given the task to submit pictures SMALL STAGE SMALL STAGE of their Georgian-inspired decorations of book shop
windows or promotional displays. The most beautiful This series, which presents contemporary Georgian The series will be completed by poetry – Nana host country bookshops will win a three-day trip (3 authors, also discusses two greatest figures of Geor- Chighladze and Sabine Schiffner have worked in nights and 4 days) to Tiflis, the capital of Georgia. The gian poetry. Nikoloz Baratashvili is the most important tandem to translate the works of many Georgian trip is sponsored by the Georgian National Book Center. figure of Georgian romanticism, while Galaktion Tabidze poets of various complexity and aesthetic principles. The winners of this competition will be announced in is the major figure of Georgian symbolism. Their entire Maia Tabukashvili has also translated the texts of the Georgian Pavilion. art had significant influence on the development and contemporary Georgian authors, both poetry and prose. the present image of Georgian poetry. Baratashvili’s Participants: Medea Metreveli, Director of the Participants: Nana Chigladse, Sabine Schiffner poems gained wide recognition and fame only posthu- Georgian National Book Center, Catherine Knauf, Moderator: Nana Chigladse mously. Galaktion Tabidze, however, was called the King Literaturtest of Poetry in Georgia immediately upon the publication of the Artistic Flowers, his debut collection of poems.
Participant: Alexander Kartozia Moderator: Christoph Haacker
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FRIENDSHIP, LOVE, RAGE: HANDOVER CEREMONY Georgian Pavilion FORUM1 GEORGIAN NATIONAL EPIC from series Get Together POEM FROM GERMAN VIEW from series Thinking Georgia MAIN STAGE MAIN STAGE
Artist Kat Menschik, author Tilman Spreckelsen, The Handover Ceremony is the closing event at the and publisher Wolfgang Hörner travelled in Georgia Guest of Honour pavilion.Each year, the specially for a week in the summer of 2017 on the trail of the designed „GuestScroll“ is enriched by another literary Georgian national epic poem, Shota Rustaveli’s The quote and handed over to the next Guest of Honour. Knight in the Panther’s Skin. This journey resulted in The moderated talk of two authors – Zurab Karumidze Spreckelsen narrating the work, Menschik illustrating from Georgia and Åsne Seierstad from Norway-, will it, and Hörner publishing it in his Galiani Publishers. be followed by the handover of the GuestScroll from Tilman Spreckelsen and Wolfgang Hörner introduce Georgia to Norway. The event closes with a musical Der Held im Pardelfell. performance from Norway with the trio Mathias Eick, Kjetil Bjerkestrand, Herborg Kråkevik. Speaker: Wolfgang Hörner, Abo Iaschagashvili Moderator: Tilman Spreckelsen Participants: Zurab Karumidze, Åsne Seierstad,Medea Metreveli, Margit Walsø, Andro Buachidze Halldór Guðmundsson, Juergen Boos Gaga Nakhutsrishvili Moderator: Thomas Bohm from series Lyric Georgia II Organizer: Frankfurter Buchmesse in cooperation with Guest of Honour Georgia SMALL STAGE 2018 and Guest of Honour Norway 2019 lyrical melancholy of Andro Buachidze, as usual, finds its echo on the pavements of the suburbs of Tbilisi. His verse-libres written in ninteen-nintees reflect the gloom of the social environment meanwhile his rhymed poems are overflown by provincial sadness.Lyric of Gaga Nakhutsrishvili is transparent and sincere. Sadness that pierce through his poetry is eternal sadness but the subjects and images of the poems themselves are tightly connected to the real stories and persons.
Moderator: Keti Megrelishvili
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Hall 5.0, B100
FOLLOW THE LITERARY SERIES National AT NATIONAL STAND Stand BUSINESS BREAKFAST Hall 5.0,B100
10-12 October From 10 to 12 October, Business Breakfast opens the Publishing Program 09:00-10:00 of the National Stand at Frankfurter Buchmesse. Business Breakfast is the platform that enables Georgian publishers to meet and form business relationships with representatives of publishing industry from a variety of countries in an informal environment. First 30 minutes are allocated to 4 to 5 Georgian publishers to present and discuss authors and books in individual short-length (2 to 4 minutes) presentations. The remaining time of 30 minutes is intended for conversations.Business Breakfast platform has different target audiences and focal points each day to enable Georgian publishers properly define their priorities.
DISCOVER NEW TITLES
10-13 October Within the framework of the series New Titles, Georgian Publishers, along with 10:00-10:30 Georgian authors, shall present new books by these same authors, which have not been translated yet. The books shall be introduced to foreign publishers in prospect of their future translation in various languages, or subsequent publication in foreign countries.
THE DESTINY OF THE GEORGIAN BOOK TODAY AND TOMORROW
10-13 October The series covers discussions among the representatives of those organizations 10:30-11:00 that work in literary and publishing industries. Discussion topics shall concern the history of the development of this industry in Georgia, its present and future, including the place of Georgia on the literary map of the world, and international collaboration between Georgia and various foreign organizations that work in the field of literature or cultural activities, in general.
CONTEMPORARIES Organized by Georgian Publishers and Booksellers Association The status of the Georgian national stand takes a very significant scale in the context of the Guest of Honour project 10-13 October Within the framework of the series New Titles, Georgian Publishers, along with and is the main platform for Georgian publishing professionals. The stand will exhibit books of approximately 11:00-11:30 Georgian authors, shall present new books by these same authors, which have 40 Georgian publishers and will offer them space for business meetings. During 3 working days there will be not been translated yet. The books shall be introduced to foreign publishers business-breakfasts and business-lunches held at the stand. Stage of the national stand - main platform for in prospect of their future translation in various languages, or subsequent GOH publishing program will present more than 40 events with participation of more than 70 Georgian and publication in foreign countries. international authors and literary professionals. 56 57 GEORGIA MADE BY 33 CHARACTERS GEORGIA IN WORLD CONTEXT
10-13 October Events in this series cover Georgian culture and the history of its development, 10-13 October Georgia through the eyes of a German writer, and a Georgian diplomat; National 11:30-12:00 namely those aspects and issues that form Georgian Characters, in the context 15:00-15:30 translation process in Georgia, which is intended for the popularization of of Georgian personality, emotional type, history, politics, art, literature, and Georgian literature abroad… A number of perspectives vary within this Series Stand culture, in general. In this series, Georgian publishers and authors will present but all of them are centred on the common theme of understanding the place
books on the following issues: the history of Georgian alphabet, the first of a small country like Georgia in the vast political, cultural, and literary scene Hall 5.0,B100 democratic republic of Georgia, visual arts, literature, and the Georgian book. of the world.
LITERARY BRIDGES TURNING POINTS OF GEORGIAN LITERATURE
10-13 October In this series, Georgian and foreign participants will present the results and 10-13 October This series presents the most important works of Georgian literature. The 12:00-12:30 consequences of literary collaboration – translation projects, collections, 15:30-16:00 events shall include the following: the beginning of the history of Georgian academic publications, etc. The series aims at the demonstration of those Literature, its further development, and a chronological review of the present relationships that Georgian literature and book sector has with world literature events; also the understanding of literary texts in their original and contemporary and book sector. contexts.
PUBLISHERS SPEAK SUBTITLES
10-13 October At the events held within the framework of this Series, Georgian publishers 10-13 October Events taking place either on stage or on the screen are followed by subtitles. 12:30-13:00 discuss selected issues that are of special interest or significance to them, 16:00-16:30 In truth, however, these subtitles are what gave birth to these stories, which including their projects, aims, and objectives. The discussions concern were brought to life afterwards in such manner. The series shall present the various topics, whether it is the authors, general competence and experience authors who write either for screen or for stage. Much of their writing comes in publishing industry, or any particular edition. to life either in the cinema or in the theatre, while some texts may still be waiting for their time to come. BUSINESS LUNCHES CULINARY BOOK PRESENTATIONS
10-12 October On the 10th, 11th, and 12th of October, Georgian Publishers and Booksellers 13:00-14:00 Association hosts business lunch events at the national stand. First 30 minutes of the lunch events are allocated to the presentation of several Georgian culinary books by their authors and publishers. Professionals and experts of the publishing industry from various countries are invited to attend the lunch. Georgian publishers will be able to communicate with their foreign colleagues during the lunch, in the informal circumstances.
CON(TEXT)
10-13 October The Con(Text) Series presents literary texts and authors within those particular 14:00-14:30 social and cultural contexts that have been partially conditioned and shaped by several processes in recent history of Georgia - development of Georgian publishing industry and emergence of new authors, establishment of democracy and freedom of speech, etc. 58 59
Hall 5.0, B100 11:30 - 12:00 12:00 -12:30
NATIONAL STAND October National 10 33 TALES AND 33 EMOTIONS THE EIGHTH LIFE (FOR BRILKA) from series Georgia Made by 33 Characters by Nino Kharatishvili
Book Presentation from series Literary Bridges Stand 08:45-09:00 10:30-11:00 33 TALES OF THE GEORGIAN BOOK by Gaga Lomidze The publishers and Nino Haratischwili will talk about Hall 5.0,B100 The chapters of this book tell various tales of literacy, the reader’s reception of the author both in Germany OFFICIAL OPENING OF GEORGIAN 4 LITERARY STORIES reading, and books in Georgia since the ancient and in Georgia; The speakers will discuss the specific from series The Destiny of the Georgian book – NATIONAL STAND AND LAUNCH OF times until today. These tales include the following: nature of translation process when the author actually Today and Tomorrow THE PUBLISHING PROGRAM the myth of the Golden Fleece; the oldest Georgian knows the language of translation; expectation of the
Working language of the events at the Georgian Writers’ House of Georgia is a venue open to various inscriptions; first Georgian press and printed books; Georgian reader from the book that describes a Geor- National Stand – English (with few exceptions) literary activities, and it conducts variety of projects, literary salons of the 19th century; Georgian futurists; gian family saga over the course of a hundred years, including Tbilisi International Festival of Literature. Georgian nominee of the Nobel Prize; Literary Bohemia while also bringing life into a number of significant Tbilisi International Book Festival has been held of Old Tbilisi; banned books; underground publications events and occurrences from the history of Georgia. 09:00-10:00 and “samizdats” of the Soviet period; the erotic book; annually for already 20 years. The festival unites Tbilisi Presentation of the novel’s Georgian book fair, various literary events, and book presentations literary orders, etc. Business Breakfast translation and the overview of for readers of all ages. Georgian National Book Centre THE BRIDGE Georgian Publishers and Booksellers Associations the publishing collaboration organizes literary forum-dialogues, presentations, Speaker: Gaga Lomidze Publishers: Frankfurter Verlagsantsalt, Within the format of this particular Business Break- meetings, and panel discussions for Georgian and Moderator: Gvantsa Jobava Intelekti Publishing fast, Georgian publishers shall host publishers from foreign publishers, literary agents and translators. Saba Speakers: Nino Haratischwili, Gvantsa Jobava Germany, Austria and Switzerland. Georgian and Ger- Literary Award was established in 2003 by TBC Bank 33 EMOTIONS by Ekaterine Togonidze Moderator: Joachim Unseld man publishing industries have already been collab- and Pen Centre of Georgia. The aim of the award is to 33 Emotions is a contemporary version of ancient orating on various occasions. This event aims at the identify best books and authors in various categories. Praise and Exaltation of the Georgian Language. It is a 12:30- 13:00 combination of documentary texts and fiction, and an enhancement of the existing business relationships, Speakers: Natalia Lomouri, Medea illustrated anthology, which aims to draw the reader’s and the formation of new ones. Metreveli, Rati Amaghlobeli attention to the Georgian language and its alphabet. SMALL PUBLISHING Moderator: Tinatin Beriashvili The book is a product of collaboration between writer HOUSES IN GEORGIA 10:00–10:30 from series Publishers Speak Ekaterina Togonidze and painter Rusudan Petviashvili. 11:00-11:30 CHEWING DAWNS SUGAR-FREE Palitra L Publishing Publishers and representatives from three Georgian Speakers: Ekaterine Togonidze, publishing houses, established at various periods, by Zura Jishkariani FALLING APART R. Michael Cowgill shall discuss the features of Georgian publishing from series Discover New Titles by Davit Gabunia Moderator: Maia Aludauri industry, and the specific nature of small publishing from series Contemporaries Chewing Dawns Sugar-free belongs to cyber-punk businesses, including their experience, interests, genre. The book tells the story of a digital world Falling Apart - family life of Zura and Tina seems to development prospects and opportunities, challenges, apocalypse that takes place due to certain algorithm be flowing smoothly, in a perfect routine. In the hot and achievements. errors. As the clergy is trying to hack the reality to put summer however, the idyll is turned upside down when Speakers: Poezia Press – Natalia Alkhazishvili an end to the process, a group of ‘travellers’ begins its other people enter their everyday life. Remedas – Giorgi Ardazian journey with an intention to free and save the Messiah Publisher: Books in Batumi, Rowolht Berlin Creative Angel Publishing - Irakli Beridze caught in the digital world. Speakers: Davit Gabunia, Mariam Korinteli Moderator: Barbara Weidle Publisher: Sulakauri Publishing Moderator: Wilhelm Trap Speakers: Zura Jishkariani Moderator: Mikheil Tsikhelashvili
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13:00-14:00 14:00- 14:30 15:00 -15:30 16:00-16:30 National BE MY GUEST and UNTAMED GEORGIA AS SEEN FROM THE GEORGIAN LITERATURE IN DISSCUSION WITH AUTHOR by Ana Saldadze STREETS OF BERLIN TRANSLATION 2010-2018: Basa Janikashvili from series Business Lunches – & TOURIST’S BREAKFAST Experience, Challenges, from series Subtitles Stand Culinary Book Presentations by Zaza Burchuladze Perspectives Hall 5.0,B100 from series Con(Text) from series Georgia in World Context
Be My Guest – the Georgian Recipe for Cooking Zaza Burchuladze is a scandalous Georgian author, Popularization of literature composed in small languages Basa Janikashvili is one of the most important and Success tells the story of several prominent Georgian who writes in the genre of satire and employs the is quite a challenge, and the same is true of Georgian well-known dramaturge of the country. Many of his expatriates who, thanks to their professional skills, narrative style of stream-of-consciousness. Currently, literature as well. Representatives of the National plays have been and are being performed throughout used food and hospitality as a universal language Burchuladze lives in Germany, and he is one of the Book Centre will discuss their own experience of the Georgia. German audience is aware of him since 2010 that made all barriers fall. The authors have carefully widely read authors of the country. Burchuladze and his difficult path and achieved results. Over the course with an excerpt from his novel Absurdistan included selected recipes made by Georgian celebrities living publishers will present his final novel, which was written of the past 8 years, more than 300 publications in into the anthology Georgian Contemporary Literature abroad, including George Balanchine, the founder after his emigration to Germany: Tourist’s Breakfast more than 35 foreign languages were prepared for published by Reichert Verlag. His play Angry Bird was of the New York City Ballet; Prince Bagration, the is a book of images, details, and personalities. The Frankfurter Buchmesse. performed at the Staatstheater Nürnberg in 2015. illustrious general of the Napoleonic Wars; the «Marrying author wanders through the streets of Berlin, reflecting The author talks about his work and the role of the Speaker: Medea Metreveli Mdivani” siblings; amongst others. This book of exquisite on his past life in Georgia as viewed from within the theatre in Georgia. photographs is the finest illustration yet of Georgia’s context of German cultural space. Moderator : Manana Tandaschwili unique cuisine. Containing not only superb images 15:30- 16:00 Publishers: Sulakauri Publishing, of the already prepared dishes, it also explains how Aufbau Verlag to cook them. In addition, it offers the true spirit of Speakers: Zaza Burchuladze, Tina Mamulashvili SHUSHANIK AS THE ORIGIN cooking with stories and essays on the subjects of from series Turning Points of Georgian Literature Moderator: Constanze Neumann Tamada tradition (toasting), cookery, and techniques The Martyrdom of Queen Shushanik is a text of major to enchant your guest. significance not only due to the fact that it is the Untamed - On the southern slopes of the Caucasus oldest surviving piece of Georgian literature, which Mountains, on the current territory of Georgia, was written in the fifth century, but also because this archaeological findings have confirmed that men small text is a wonderful novel in a certain sense. It have been making wine as early as 6000 years B.C. includes a game of passions, great love, and great Nowhere else has a culture and history of a nation betrayal, an eternal story of the woman and the man. been so closely linked to that of vine than in Georgia. A single wrong step results into a clash and conflict of Untamed is an invitation to discover that unique interests between two strong personalities. The book relationship between Georgian people and their wine; goes beyond the limitations of hagiography. The book to explore the different grape varieties and the joyful includes brilliant dialogues, details of everyday life, philosophy of life of a small nation that has much to descriptions of nature, and unforgettable characters. offer to the world. Modern Georgian reader has no difficulty in reading
Publishers: Bakur Sulakauri Publishing, the original of this text that was composed so many Leopold Stocker Verlag centuries ago, fining many familiar words and breath- Speakers: Ana Saldadze, Tina Mamulashvili taking metaphors. The German translation by Elene Moderator: Wolfgang Dvorak-Stocker Amashukeli is equally pleasant and wonderful.
Speakers: Ana Kordzaia-Samadashvili Moderator: Barbara Lehnerer
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Hall 5.0, B100 11:30- 12:00 12:00-12:30
NATIONAL STAND October National 11 THE EXPERIMENT: GEORGIA’S LITERARY LIGHTHOUSES FORGOTTEN REVOLUTION Meeting of Authors
from series Georgia Made by 33 Characters from series Literary Bridges Stand 09:00-10:00 10:30-11:00 The Experiment: Georgia’s Forgotten Revolution, Ana Kordzaia-Samadashvili will read from her book Hall 5.0,B100 1918-1921 by Eric Lee has already been a subject of Who killed Chaika? Typical for her style is that there Business Breakfast CHATBOTS AND THE ALTERNATIVE 30 articles and reviews, with some of them printed is a profound story behind the crime story. She will be TOGETHER FOR YOUNG READERS VERSIONS OF BOOKS in influential publications, including the New York accompanied by the German writer Claudia Rusch, from series The Destiny of the Georgian book – Today and Tomorrow Times. The Experiment discusses Georgia as the first who was a guest of the Goethe-Institut Georgia for four country, where social-democratic party came to power weeks as part of the “Literary Lighthouses” project. This event focuses on the publishers of children’s Zura Jishkariani and Sandro Asatiani will discuss how through elections. The author attempts to imagine She’ll read from her travel impressions. literature from various countries. Guest publishers modern technology and artificial intelligence change and contemplate on what the social-democratic state Reading/Talk are not limited to particular geographical areas. Over and modify the future of storytelling. Books shall might have looked like had it not been destroyed by Event Language: German this business breakfast, children’s book publishers continue their existence in various forms. Imagine the Bolsheviks. The book also analyses the context Speakers: Ana Kordzaia- from Georgia shall introduce their projects and that, one day, books may become living, interactive and the background for the establishment of the first Samadashvili, Claudia Rusch publications to the foreign colleagues through short- data bodies, with an ability of direct communication Georgian republic (1918-1921), including the story of Moderator: Stephan Wackwitz length presentations. Besides, the meeting provides an with the reader. Chatbots may entirely change the way the short-lived Guria Republic in 1905 that preceded Organizer of the event: opportunity for Georgian publishers to learn about the we think about reading and acquaintance with books. the formation of the independent state in 1918. One Goethe-Institut Georgia experience, competence, and innovations in the industry Speaker: Sandro Asatiani chapter is entirely devoted to the visit of the Second from the representatives of other countries, and, at the Moderator: Zura Jishkariani International leaders to Georgia, 1920. same time, form new relationships / partnerships in 12:30-13:00 Book Presentation prospect of collaboration, and joint projects in the future. Publishers: Poezia Press, ZED Books 11:00 -11:30 WHIRLWIND OF ORANGE Speakers: Eric Lee, Natalia Alhazishvili, Renata 10:00–10:30 DANDELIONS Kasprzak from series Publishers speak THE THIRD SHORE Moderator: Dr. Kay Schweigmann-Greve LIFE WITH THE DEFINITE ARTICLE by Luka Bakanidze The novel follows the everyday life and reality of a from series Contemporaries by Mariam Tsereteli trauma therapist, while also assembling a large mo- from series Discover New Titles The Third Shore is a strange, unknown land, the world saic of the life in Georgia by combining personal sto- Life with the Definite Articleis Mariam Tsereteli’s that is both, very distant and extremely close to us. The ries of her patients, friends, and relatives. The author first novel. The main character is a girl with cancer/ novel depicts places inhabited by beggars and homeless manages to construct a powerful narrative concern- oncological disease, who travels abroad. Events that people, the lords of underground passageways, ing the victims of sexual or physical abuse, and un- occur during her journey come to be associated with abandoned parks, and the darkest corners of the veils / unmasks the cultural camouflage that taboos the most complex issues of the contemporary world. city. As the novel progresses, the shore – the dirty, the problems of violence in the society. The author The book deals with problematic and actual issues, sinful, and evil land of savage, mad, and uncontrolled shall discuss how her experience as a psychologist including religious fanaticism, and cruelty committed desires, begins to unveil itself as a place of unravished and therapist helped her to write the novel.
in the name of gods. innocence, delicacy, excitement, and sacred values, Book Presentation thus being wonderfully close to the Maker Publisher: Publishing House Pegasi Publishers: Siesta Publishing, Residenz Verlag Speakers: Tamar Tandashvili, Speaker: Mariam Tsereteli Publisher: Palitra L, Klak Verlag Moderator: Nini Tavkhelidze Speakers: Luka Baqanidze, Maia Aludauri Ketevan Kighuradze Moderator: Jörg Becken Moderator: Jessica Beer
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13:00- 14:00 14:00-14:30 15:30-16:00 National SAVORING GEORGIA: 20 YEARS WITH RUSTAVELI A PERSONAL JOURNEY THREE AUTHORS IN TRANSLATION THROUGH TIME AND TASTE BAKUR SULAKAURI PUBLISHING from series Turning Points of Stand Georgian Literature by Rusudan Gorgiladze AND ITS AUTHORS Hall 5.0,B100 from series Business Lunches – from series Con(Text) Culinary Book Presentations
This book is the first to discuss the cuisine and festive In 2018, Bakur Sulakauri Publishing shall be celebrat- Shota Rustaveli’s 12th century epic the Knight in the traditions of Georgia in the context of world culinary ing 20 years of collaboration with three most famous Panther’s Skin is one of those immortal texts in world culture. In order to identify the unique “Georgian fla- Georgian authors: Aka Morchiladze, Lasha Bugadze, literature that never loses significance, and remains vour”, the author discusses it in contrast with other and Dato Turashvili. Tina Mamulashvili, CEO of Bakur actively published in various languages and various flavours and tastes. The book takes us on a journey Sulakauri Publishing, together with the three authors, forms – poems, narrative, or graphic novels. Speakers through time and space, as the stories that concern will discuss the details of this collaboration at this will present the English and Georgian translations of the the introduction of various food products and spices meeting, focusing on the importance and necessity Knight in the Panther Skin; also, a Bibliography of the to Georgia come from various periods throughout the of sound business relationship / partnership between Editions of the Knight in the Panther Skin by Cezanne history of the world. This is not a cookbook (although writers and publishers. Publishing House, which depicts the complete odys- it has some representative recipes), but is an exciting sey of various editions of Rustaveli’s magnum opus. Speakers: Aka Morchiladze, Lasha Bugadze, armchair journey through time and space as we fol- Dato Turashvili Publishers: Cezanne Publishing low the trail of the basic foodstuffs and spices used Moderator: Tina Mamulashvili House, Reichert Verlag in Georgia to create this ‘flavour’. This book is lavishly Speakers: Lyn Coffin, Ana illustrated, and it is written in popular fiction style. Gogokhia, Ursula Reichert Book Presentation 15:00-15:30 Moderator: Lela Dumbadze Book Presentation Publishers: Cezanne Publishing THE FORGOTTEN MIDPOINT 16:00-16:30 House, Conte Verlag OF THE WORLD. ON THE Speakers: Rusudan Gorgiladze, Stefan Wirtz WAY BETWEEN TBILISI, Moderator: Alxeander Kartozia BAKU, AND YEREVAN DISSCUSION WITH AUTHOR from series Georgia in World Context Tamri Fkhakadze In his multi-layer travel essays on Georgia and its from series Subtitles neighbouring countries Armenia and Azerbaijan, The works of Tamri Fkhakadze have been performed in Stephan Wackwitz provides deep insights into certain number of theatres in Georgia. The Vegetable the transformation of this region 20 years after its Growing in Zone of War is one of them, the play that independence from the Soviet Union. He takes a look had special success on the scenes of four Georgian at familiar and unfamiliar things, urban architecture cities. For Robinson, the protagonist of the play, his and landscapes, and art and history, combining them tiny plot of land is mirroring whole homeland. Since in an original and entertaining manner. The interview conflict started, he understands that his roots are much with the author will be conducted by Ulla Lenze. deeper in this land than he could ever imagine. It’s being Speaker: Stephan Wackwitz planned to make a movie adaptation out of this play. Moderator: Ulla Lenze Moderator: Mario Pschera
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Hall 5.0, B100 10:30-11:00 11:00-11:30
NATIONAL STAND October National 12 DISCUSSION ABOUT PUBLISHING ROYAL MARY PROGRAMS OF 3 GUEST OF by Abo Iashaghashvili HONOUR COUNTRIES from series Contemporaries Stand 09:00-10:00 10:00-10:30 from series The Destiny of the Georgian book – Today and Tomorrow Hall 5.0,B100
Business Breakfast ADOBE GODMAKER P. Shamugia Within the panel discussion format, speakers of the Royal Mary continues the tradition of the adventurous MIX & MATCH PERSONAL JESUS T. Dolenjashvili event shall discuss the significance of the Guest of cycles of the 19th century Tbilisi begun by the previous from series Discover New Titles Honour publishing program at Frankfurter Buchmesse, novel the Ottoman March. The novel is filled with the The event focuses on publishers from the following Adobe Godmaker is a political and psychological and active involvement of publishers within this program, allusions and historical references / events. Mysterious countries: Canada, Finland, Flanders & Netherlands, drama. Tamara’s phone is stolen during her stay in which has become one of the most acute issues of disappearance of a racehorse from Alikhanov’s stables Italy, Norway, and Spain. At this international meeting, New York. Upon return to Georgia, she sees a photo of recent years. Representatives of the Finnish, Georgian, attracts the attention of Louis Albrais, a descendant Georgian publishers shall be able to make present a young Arab boy uploaded on her Dropbox account, and Norwegian Guest of Honour projects shall discuss of the French Dukes of Aquitaine. In his pursuit of the their projects. Some of the above-mentioned countries immediately realizing that he was the thief. Tamara’s their experience, implementation of this year’s program, thieves / criminals, Albrais comes across several dead have already been the Guests of Honour at Frankfurter laptop begins to host the video blogs by the future and future expectations, focusing on those benefits bodies. The murders seem to be ordered by the German Buchmesse, while others shall be in the future, after terrorist. Ismail recounts the story of his life in these that the program provides for publishers. and British intelligence services. Disappearance of the 2018. Georgia, the Guest of Honour in 2018, is a kind videos. Subsequently, Tamara’s life changes entirely. horse proves to be a small part of the large game, which Speakers: Gvantsa Jobava (GPBA), Tiia of an intermediate between them. The publishers Personal Jesus is a collection of four stories with is followed by occurrence of many unexpected events… Stranden (FILI), Margit Walso (NORLA) shall share their experience and expectations of being alternating nostalgic, aggressive, and apocalyptic Georgia: Georgian Publishers and Publishers: Diogene Publishers, Fototapeta Guests of Honour. moods. The book combines a number of issues, Booksellers Association (GPBA) Speakers: Abo Iashaghashvili, Zaza Shengelia including the following: the longing for the village idyll; Finland: Finnish Literature Exchange (FILI) Moderator: Andreas Rostek inability of security services to stop terrorist attacks, Norway: Norwegian Literature destroying the lives of innocent people in the process; Abroad (NORLA) a woman’s dream of motherhood, hindered and made Moderator: Simone Bühler impossible due to the contradiction by her husband, (Frankfurter Buchmesse) society, and state legislation.
Publisher: Intelekti Publishing Speakers: Paata Shamugia, Teona Dolenjashvili Moderator: Gvantsa Jobava
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12:00-12:30 12:30-13:00 14:00-14:30 15:30-16:00 National GEORGIAN-GERMAN Novels by Zaira Arsenishvili GAY/QUEER Otar Tschiladse ACADEMIC COLLABORATION TESTIMONY OF SOVIET LITERATURE HISTORY OF GEORGIAN from series Literary Bridges REPRESSIONS from series Con(Text) FOLK’S SPIRIT Stand from series Publishers speak from series Turning Points of Georgian Literature Hall 5.0,B100
Berlin Centre for Literary and Cultural Research is Zaira Arsenishvili came from a family that suffered Zura Abashidze shall present his book and discuss Otar Chiladze, a classic of world literature who was the only scientific institution in Germany that has repression during the Soviet period. She witnessed Georgian queer literature – he will tell the audience twice nominated for the Nobel Prize for Literature, been studying the literature and culture of Georgia the events of the Great Purge of 1937. The novel tells of his own experience as a gay author, including the was committed throughout his life to Georgia’s in recent years. The centre and Ilia State University of the period after the Soviet invasion in Georgia, which impact of his sexuality on his professional and writing independence, against the superiority of Russian, later have collaborated successfully for more than 10 years: began in 1921, subsequent to the establishment of the career, and the problems that he had to face both Soviet influence. Building on the European narrative 5 research projects have been conducted, and five Bolshevik rule. The narrative, however, is not a piece of personally and professionally when coming out as gay. tradition, his prose works, shaped by an unconventional, books were published, two of which are monographs documentary prose, and the above-mentioned events Abashidze will further review contemporary attitude poetic-associative language, unfolded an epic breath concerning Georgia. University rector Giga Zedania and are fictionalized. The author and her works shall be towards LGBT issues in Georgia. that recalls Marquez’ magical realism in its richness of Eva Geulen, the director of the Centre for Literary and discussed by publisher Maka Kasradze and director images and symbols. Since 1980, his extensive, world- Publishers: Books in Batumi Culture Research will discuss the past collaboration, Lana Ghoghoberidze, has previously collaborated with creating novels have been translated into German. Publishing; Größenwahn Verlag future projects, and present the following monographs: Zaira Arsenishvili on various screenplays. Matthes & Seitz Berlin has published his novels The Speakers: Zura Abashidze, Mariam Korinteli Kandna(h)me Georgien. Studien zur kulturellen Semantik Garden of Dariatschangi, The Basket and Awelum. Publishers: Zebra Publishing Moderator: Elena Hein (Kulturverlag Kadmos, Berlin 2018) – authors: Zaal Speaker: Lana Ghoghoberidze Publishers: Arete, Matthes & Seitz Berlin Andronikashvili , Emzar Jgerenaia, Franziska Thun Moderator: Mariam Kasradze Speakers: Gia Darsalia, Kristiane Lichtenfield Hohenstein; Sonniges Georgien. Figurationen des Moderator: Alexander Kartozia Nationalen im Sowjetimperium (Kulturverlag Kadmos, Berlin 2015) – authors: Giorgi Maisuradze, Franziska 13:00-14:00 15:00-15:30 16:00-16:30 Thun-Hohenstein. PREDICTION WITH JAM BERLINISI Speakers will also present another academic edition: by Diana Anfimiadi Festival of Emerging German and Georgian Literature DISSCUSION WITH AUTHOR Modernization in Georgia: Theories, Discourses and from series Business Lunches – from 29.8. - 02.09.2018 in the Literature House Lettrétage Mikho Mossulishvili Realities (Editor: Giga Zedania). (Peter Lang, Bern / from series Georgia in World Context Culinary Book Presentations from series Subtitles Berlin, 2018. Interdisciplinary Studies on Central and The main concept of Fortune Telling with Jam is centred The five-day Berlinisi literature festival focuses on Eastern Europe, vol. 17). on three components: taste, memory, and literature. emerging and experimental literature and presents eight Mikho Mossulishvili studied geology and screenwriting. Speaker: Eva Geulen, Giga Zedania Autobiographical accounts, historical narrative, and writers from Georgia alongside eight from Germany, He worked as a geologist, correspondent and editor. Moderator: Zaal Andronikashvili culinary shades of the world’s literary masterpieces, who are in the early days of their literary careers. The Mountain landscapes, as well as his proximity to cinema, social and political themes, literary criticism, and festival will connect, compare, and contrast Berlin and plays a certain role in some of his short stories. Delicate linguistic quests combine with cooking recipes, many Tbilisi as literary metropolises. The festival presents descriptions in his works show a fusion of the influences of which have been lost in the flow of time, and, thus, open-ended, dynamic presentation formats that remain by Japanese and Georgian literature. The multitude of have to be read and cooked anew. The book is illustrated conscious of the working, living, and production texts, their contents, backgrounds and pitches offers a by Mariam Gugushvili. conditions of literary practice. fine insight into the literary production of the Georgian
Book Presentation Participants: Eka Kevanishvili, Tamta Melashvili authors, who have created an extensive oeuvre.
Publishers: Books in Batumi Publishing, Wieser Moderator: Moritz Malsch Moderator: Joachim Britze Verlag. Speakers: Diana Anfimiadi, Mariam Korinteli Moderator: Erika Hornbogner
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NATIONAL STAND October National 13 GEORGISCHES LESEBUCH: AUTHORS AND CENSORS GEORGISCH-DEUTSCH from series Con(Text)
from series Literary Bridges Stand 10:00–10:30 11:00-11:30 Hall 5.0,B100 The book is aimed at advanced learners of Georgian who The author shall discuss censorship issue, and reflect WISDOM OF FANCY & WAS GLOBALIZATION: A Georgian Story have a basic command of most grammatical features of on his own experience, including the events that by Toressa Mossy by Kote Jandieri the language and wish to familiarise themselves with followed the publication of his first book in 2010. The from series Discover New Titles from series Contemporaries relatively simple literary texts in order to expand their book was considered blasphemous among the religious vocabulary and their knowledge about Georgian culture or fanatic circles, and protests were held to withdraw Wisdom of Fancy - “No one remains unknown in this Kote Jandieri’s Globalization: A Georgian story is and literature. It contains short stories in their Georgian it from sale. Erekle Deisadze will also talk about his town. However invisible you may be, still everybody considered a masterpiece of Georgian short prose original and translated German versions in parallel social activity as a performer: in 2012, he founded knows who you are. And if someone from Telavi finds of the 21st century. A man from the Kakheti region text. Among the selected authors are distinguished a punk-rock group In 40 Kilometres, and directed himself even in the largest of megalopolises, he shall tales how the tumult of the whole country - from the literary personalities of the twentieth century (Ana videos of political content. His latest collection Otar recognize another Telavian immediately upon seeing.” beginning of the Soviet period until the 1990s - befell Kalandadze, Goderdzi Chokheli, Erlom Akhvlediani) the Queer unites four stories. The author attempts to Was – the action of this novel also takes place in Telavi. the inhabitants of a small village. This is short couse as well as representatives of a younger generation draw the reader’s attention to the most acute problems An ordinary antique shop may suddenly become a of Georgian culture and history, told imaginatively. It of Georgian writers (including, for example, Gaga of contemporary life: children living in the streets, place of major scientific discovery. Drama gives way represents the short guide to Georgian history and Nakhutsrishvili). abuse of women, issues concerning sexual minorities, to old mythic world, catching detective, and thriller culture designed with the author’s high fantasy. dominance of clichés and stereotypes, government’s Speakers: Gaga Nakhutsrishvili, Lia in the book. indifference to these problems, etc Publishers: Diogene Publishers, Klak Verlag Abuladze, Ketevan Kighuradze Publishers: Palitra L and Intelekti Speakers: Kote Jandieri, Natia Moderator: Jonas Löffler Presentation of Erekle Deisadze’s collection Speaker: Natia Zaqradze, Toresa Mossy Mikeladze-Bachsoliani of short stories Otar the Queer Moderator: Zviad Kvartskhelia Moderator: Zaza Shengelia Publishers: Intelekti Publishing,
12:30-13:00 Mitteldeutscher Verlag 10:30-11:00 11:30-12:00 Speakers: Erekle Deisadze, Gvantsa Jobava, Anastasia Kamarauli PUBLISHERS OF CHILDREN’S Moderator: Roman Pliske THE ROLE OF TYPE IN BRAND GEORGIA: A Cultural History LITERATURE FROM GEORGIA
DESIGN Through The Wardrop Collection from series Publishers speak from series The Destiny of the Georgian Book – by Nikoloz Aleksidze Today and Tomorrow from series Georgia Made by 33 Characters Three publishers of children’s literature shall discuss the history of their activity, and their publishing houses, We know it from correspondence: writing conveys The book tells the story of the English translation of including most recent Georgian publications of the personality. But this also applies to the printed texta. the Knight in the Panther’s Skin by Marjory and Oliver genre, and other interactive projects that are developed Some printed matter reflects the personality of a Wardrops, and analyses their collection preserved in for young readers in Georgia. nation – which is very true of Georgian – others give the Bodleian Library, Oxford. The collection includes personality to institutions and brands. Jürgen Siebert manuscripts, old printed books, letters, and archive Speakers: Bakmi Publishing - Rusudan will show why type plays a decisive role in commercial documents since the seventh century until the twentieth Mosidze / Publishing House Dila – Tamuna communication, especially in the industrialised markets century. Ninikashvili / Publishing House Shemetsneba of Europe and North America. Learn how type gives Shemetsneba – Lia Shalvashvili Book Presentation companies and brands an unmistakable voice. Moderator: Erika Hornbonger Publishers: Bodleian Library Publishing
Speaker: Jürgen Siebert Speakers: Nikoloz Aleksidze, Gillian Evison Moderator: Tinatin Beriashvili Moderator: Samuel Fanous
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15:00 -15:30 16:00-16:30 Georgia Made by Characters Fair Ground GEORGIA IN A GLOBAL CINEMATIC RELATIONS BETWEEN GEORGIA AT THE POLITICAL CONTEXT GEORGIA AND THE ARSENAL FAIR GROUND from series Georgia in World Context from series Subtitles
Revaz Gachechiladze is a professor, author of over 150 Georgian cinematograph has elaborated its own SCIENCE Made by Characters books and articles on history and political and social movie languages and styles. Since the 1970s, the geography. His book, published in German, reflects Arsenal has maintained a special relationship with this Hall 4.2, E93 The specially developed program of the Ministry of Education, Science, his view of the turbulent developments in Georgia’s cinematography, which is reflected in this publication. Culture and Sport will introduce the achievements and legacy of Georgia in history. Georgia had to exist as part of the Russian Emerging from a comprehensive film series at Kino the fields of science and culture at the Frankfurt Book Fair. Rich and diverse state for almost two centuries. Georgia has been an Arsenal in October 2017, the volume includes film literature will be exhibited at the Ministry’s stand such as: dictionaries, independent state since 1991 and despite many unrest talks, essays and a panel discussion. Georgian musical notes, illustrated children’s literature, scientific literature is on the road to democracy. on Georgian culture and art, fundamentally significant scientific accounts Discussion with Lana Gogoberidze and reports on Georgian Studies, Caucasiology, Orientalism and Antiquity. Speaker: Revaz Gachechiladze Participants: Erika Gregor, Ulrich Furthermore, public lectures of various nature will be held on the premises Moderator: Carsten Schmidt Gregor, Salome Alexi of Frankfurt Book Fair, as well as in numerous German universities. The Moderator: Stefanie Schulte Strathaus lectures will cover Georgian cultural heritage in scientific fields where Georgia 15:30 -16:00 traditionally excels, such as: Georgian and Kartvelian languages, Abkhazian, Ossetian and Caucasian languages, in general; as well as covering literature ANTONIO AND DAVID created in those languages, Tumanishvili’s directing method, Georgian cinema by Jemal Karchkhadze and music, Georgian book culture (manuscripts, avant-garde); Modern art in Rediscovered Novel by Georgia, and current socio-political events. New Generation from series Points of Georgian Literature Innovations and Technology Agency’s Stand Jemal Karchkhadze’s works met with fierce criticism from Georgia’s Innovation and Technology Agency will be represented with 2 Georgian the literary critics of the Soviet Union. After Georgia’s Hall 4.2, B85 startups. The stand offers visitors the unique experience of Georgia’s innovative independence, his work was rediscovered by a new landscape which is enriched with sensory sensations with 360-degree view. generation and his popularity grew steadily. Antonio It portrays previous centuries’ famous Georgian innovators and their piece and David is one of those rare cases in which taut of innovation. narrative and high thought merge masterfully. Thanks to its elegant style and fluid writing technique, the novel is accessible to any reader interested in history, Georgia @ THE ARTS+ while at the same time offering an aesthetic language Showcasing Georgian culture in the prism of visual arts and innovations. One out pleasure for the literary connoisseur. Hall 4.1, N67 of three spaces of the stand will exhibit Georgian art & design books; second, Publishers: Karchkhadze Publishing, Monotype stand presents unique Georgian script; find out about unique AI Leipziger Literaturverlag project Oraculum 0.1 (The Talking Avatars) at the third space. Organized by Speaker: Viktor Kalinke Georgian Publishers and Booksellers Association. Moderator: Maia Fanjikidze
October 13 74 75 Halle 4.1, N83 / THE ARTS+ Hall 4.1, R35 /THE ARTS + Café Hall 4.1, P37 / THE ARTS+ Georgian National Tourism Administration Chatbots Installation Welcome Georgia My Image of Georgia AT THE FRANKFURTER BUCHMESSE Fair Ground Showcase Posters by young designers
The permanent installation that will Since 2006 the Frankfurter Buch- My Image of Georgia unites tradition Hall 3.1, L140 Within the scope of the Frankfurt Book Fair 2018, Georgian National Tourism showcase mechanics and function- messe has annually organized this and modern life and reproduces the Administration will present its stand in Gourmet Gallerie 3.1, L140. There, the alities of chatbots. Using screen competition for young designers in images, in which the participating guests will have the opportunity to discover information about our country and keyboards, project authors cooperation with the Department artists represent the typical features tailored precisely to their preference. Guests will be able to choose various and presenters will let the visitors of Culture of the City of Frankfurt, of their country: Nature, literature, thematic catalogues created for different taste profiles. During the exhibition interact with different chatbots of with the aim to welcome the Guest and symbols, but also war and the all interested individuals are welcome to wander through Georgia by using their creation and will also show the of Honour in a creative way. This losses suffered in it. The openness our VR (Virtual Reality) glasses. process of designing one. year, students from 20 colleges from and expressiveness are noteworthy, all over Germany and Switzerland as the land and culture are described Hall 4.1, N71 / THE ARTS+ have participated in the competition artistically in the images and the and submitted 292 designs. The accompanying texts. The previous The Ministry of Environmental Bassiani Club/ Protection and Agriculture of Georgia MOMEM STAND exhibition presents the ten winning workshop focused first and foremost motifs to welcome the Guest of on the following questions: What is Hall 3.1, L146 Georgia is the only country in the world where wine production started 8,000 At the collective stand of the Mu- Honour Georgia. Besides, it shows my idea of Georgia and its culture? years ago and never been abandoned and is known as a cradle of wine. The seumsinsel together with MOMEM the three winners of the partner What influence does the culture that Co-exhibitors: Khareba, Ministry together with Georgian National Wine Agency is carrying out promotion Georgian club Bassiani will be pre- competition „Welcome Germany I belong have on my artistic work? Cheltti, Nika’s Wine, activities to raise awareness about extraordinary and unique Amber Wine and sented. Bassiani will share their Qartvallay Georgian at the Tbilisi Book Fair“, organized cuisine. The participants and guests of the fair will also have the possibility story, a story of new cultural and Products, Georgian Wine, by the Goethe-Institut in Georgia illustrators: Tako Bakradze, to taste unique types of honey from the different parts of Georgia. The most EU-GS Standard, Geoplant, youth movements in modern Geor- with the participation of students Elene Chichashvili, Khatia Geoline, RiRavo, Meisterbrau matching product for the honey, Georgian high-quality tea and confectionaries gia, a story of deep and important from the Visual Art, Architecture Chitorelidze, Ana Chubinid- LTD, Kona, Asadeli Wine will be represented on Georgian stand with various assortment. changes. Bassiani wants to portray & Design School Tbilisi. ze, Eliso Chubinishvili, Sonia the way, which isolation-era gen- Eliashvili, Eto Gzirishvili, Gio eration of post-soviet Georgia is Jincharadze, Sofo Kirtadze, Tatia traveling to transform from strict Nadareishvili, Eka Tabliashvili “MenCare Campaign” at the LITCAM STAGE and conservative to open, free Organisator: Kulturkind and equality-based society. In this Berlin, the Georgian Na- Hall 3.1, B33 In cooperation with LitCam the “MenCare Campaign” will be presented via process, rave culture and techno tional Book Center three days panel-discussion session. The importance of fathers’ involvement scene have played a significant Curator: Ulrike Nickel in caregiving and household activities and the current situation in Georgia role. This movement has created Vernissage: will be discussed. The social, cultural and media activities in the frameworks safe spaces for Georgian youth to 10.10.2018,16:00 of MenCare Georgia and sports heroes as role models will be overviewed as freely gather, interact and express well. MenCare aims at promoting men’s involvement as equitable, nonviolent themselves. To portray this move- fathers, partners and caregivers in order to achieve better health and family ment, Bassiani will be presenting well-being. MenCare Georgia is conducted by UNFPA Georgia Country Office its own journey through records, in cooperation with the local NGO We Care within the framework of the United posters and other symbolic items Nations Joint Programme for Gender Equality funded by the Government Sweden. at Frankfurt Book Fair. 76 77
Hall 3.0, F152 Foyer 5.1/6.1 BOOKS AND Georgia Made by Characters ILLUSTRATIONS Children’s Stand Frankfurt Kids Foyer FAIR GROUND October Fair Ground Georgian Children’s Literature today Up to 50 selected Georgian chil- 10 – tales and adventure stories, illus- dren’s books will be exhibited in trated and interactive books, digital Frankfurt Kids Foyer, along with the 11:00 14:00-15:00 games and applications. Design of illustrations of Georgian artists dis- the stand will be complimented with played on the screen in the foyer. illustrations of Georgian artists. Organized by Georgian Publishers GEORGIAN FAIRY TALES GENDER EQUALITY, MENCARE Frankfurt Kids Stage, Foyer 5.1/6.1 Organized by Georgian Publishers and Booksellers Association CAMPAIGN/PRESENTATION Litcam Stage, Hall 3.1, B33 and Booksellers Association In addition, visitors can find an Presentation of fairy tales illustrated by Georgian artists Karl Kullessa (- UNFPA Representative in Turkey and exhibition of contemporary pic- of the late 20th century. The illustrations were initially the Country Director for Georgia and Azerbaijan), Lela ture-books and illustrations created made for reversal films. Bakradze- (UNFPA Georgia Country Office, Assistant by the studios Illustrator & Kontakti. Representative) and Dr. Joerg F. Maas - CEO Stiftung Speaker: Khatuna Khundadze - Director General Lesen, CEO EU Read will discuss the importance of of the Georgian Film studio fathers’ involvement in caregiving and household EXHIBITIONS Hall 3.0, K119 Agora activities, the current situation in Georgia 12:00-13:00 Magicland GIFFER And Magic Moderator: Marc Werheid, author and project ZAUBERLAND Selfie Mirror manager at the center for Advanced Sustainable GERMAN-GEORGIAN The modern Georgian illustration Take crazy gifs and photos and share Management (CASM SCIENTIFIC RELATIONS art is presented in an impressive them with your friend via GIFFER Organizators: UNFPA, LitCam Education Stage, Hall 4.2, C94 manner at the Magic Land exhibition and MAGIC SELFIE MIRROR at the by 17 artists. The works displayed most crowded space of Frankfurter German-Georgian scientific relations will be discussed here represent, in particular, pictorial Buchmesse – Agora. GIFFER is the at this session. interpretations of Georgian fairy next generation photo booth, which Speaker: Prof. Dr. Joybrato Mukerjee tales and myths that are pictori- lets you take and share moving Working language German ally interpreted. There are riddles pictures. MAGIC SELFIE MIRROR and mysteries behind many of the captures full length photos using illustrations. a touch screen reflective screen. 13:00-13:30 Your pictures are printed in less Exhibition than 10 seconds. Lasha Bugadze Illustrators: Tako Bakradze, Ruslan AT THE BLAUE SOFA Beridze, Elene Chichashvili, Khatia THE SMALL COUNTRY (FVA) Stand: 3.1 L25 and 3.1 K25 Chitorelidze, Eliso Chubinishvili, Ana Chubinidze, Sonia Eliashvili, Eto Gzirishvili, Gio Jincharadze, Varlam Jmukhadze, Sophia Kirtadze, Levan Kvaratskhelia, Natia Kvaratskhelia, Zura Mchedlishvili, Tatia Nadareish- vili, Tamar Nadiradze, Eka Tabliashvili Organisator: Kulturkind, Berlin Curator: Ulrike Nickel
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15:30-15:35 18:00-20:00 Georgia Made by Characters
FAIR GROUND October Fair Ground DISCUSSION NOCTURNE PARTY 11 with Zaza Burchuladze from Georgia Hall 4.1, Stand D14 Gourmet Salon, Hall 3.1, L137 09:00-12:00 11.30-12:00 Zaza Burchuladze, discussion at the Arte Stand with This year Georgia will host the Nocturne Party at the filmmaker Eva Gerberding, followed by a film screening. Gourmet Gallery. Georgian Chiefs cook Khachapuri, Khinkali and other classics of Georgian cuisine. The CONTEMPORARY GEORGIAN A POT OF BLOOD Chief Luka Nachkebia introduces the origins of these LITERATURE IN THE WORLD by Zurab Lezhava Speech of Tamta Melashvili to IPA General Assembly Independent publishers, Hall 4.1, D36 dishes and Georgian culinary culture. Short introduction Room Spektrum 2 in the Congress Centre C2 into the world of Georgian wine is planned during the event and international audience will have a chance to Contemporary Georgian author Tamta Melashvili will After serving in the army, Lezhava spent 16 years taste the famous amber Quevri wine from traditional make a 15-minute speech at the IPA General Assembly in prison in Russia. There he began to write. For his clay vessels. as a delegate of Georgian Publishers and Booksellers naive style, literary critics compare him with the inge- Association. The topic of the presentation is contem- nious autodidact artist Niko Pirosmani. Lezhava, with porary literature in the publishing market of a small its black humor, portrays a dissolving society in which country. Tamta Melashvili will speak about what it is people prepare each other’s huge and tiny hells. He like to be a writer in Georgia and to be writing in the creates a dense world that, despite all fantastic ele- unique Georgian language, about the process of having ments, seems real enough. your works translated and prospects for reaching out Moderator: Zaal Andronikaschwili to the world. Founded in 1986, the International Pub- lishers Association (IPA) is the world’s largest union 12:00-13:00 of publishers’ associations. It has 76 member organ- isations from 65 countries. The IPA General Assem- bly is the supreme decision-making body of the asso- BOOK OF GEORGIA Gourmet Salon, Hall 3.1, L137 ciation, and is convened by the president once a year during the Frankfurt Book Fair. We’ve collected social media posts of more than 7 million international visitors of Georgia and by using
11:00-11:30 artificial intelligence sorted and analyzed the most genuine human emotions into first ever digital and printed guidebook of Georgia. Emotions are Georgia UNFINISHED STORIES - a campaign featuring artificial intelligence and by Gela Chkvanava human emotions. Integrated activities include digital, Independent publishers, Hall 4.1, D36 printed and BTL. The presentation at the book fair will The war in Abkhazia has started just before Gela Chkva- be dedicated to the first ever user generated travel nava graduated university of his hometown, Suchumi. guide book. The presentation will be divided into 2 Gela Chkvanava, expelled from his hometown, speaks parts – the project introduction will be done by the openly and directly of everyday life during and after head of Georgian National Tourism Administration the war. The story of Rezo, who travels illegally across Mr. George Chogovadze and head of Creative Agency the Georgian-Abkhazian border to Sokhumi to visit Windfor’s Mr. Vakhtang Kavtaradze. his wife’s grave. Organisator: Georgian National Tourism Moderator: Sebastian Wolters Administration www.georgia.travel
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12:00-12:30 13:00 14.00 14:30-15:00 Fair Ground A LONG SUMMER NIGHT Nino Haratischwili DISCUSSION WONDERFUL POWER Sumerian, Akkadian, and AT THE BLAUE SOFA with Zaza Burchuladze OF THE LULLABY Hittite Prayers and Hymns THE CAT AND THE GENERAL (FVA) PEN-Stand, Hall 4.1 by Iakob Gogebashvili Education Stage, Hall 4.2, C94 Stand: 3.1 L25 and 3.1 K25 Frankfurt Kids Stage, Foyer 5.1/6.1
Translations of the ancient Sumerian, Akkadian, and Moderator: Ilja Trojanow The touching story of kidnapping of a little girl Keto 13:00 -14:00 Hittite prayers and hymns that Georgian Orientalists from Georgia to Dagestan was written by the renowned have translated into Georgian. Georgian writer Iakob Gogebashvili. After a success- 14:00-14:30 COOKING SHOW ful repatriation by her father, Keto can remember nei- Speaker: Dr. Nino Samsonia Gourmet Gallery, Show Kitchen, Hall 3.1, L99 ther her father and mother nor her homeland and her TOMA’S FAIRY TALE childhood spent there after ten years in the meantime. GEORGIAN-HITTITE AND HITTITE- Book presentation of Tasting Georgia - a food and by Giorgi Kekelidze This is where the lullaby miraculously comes into play. GEORGIAN DICTIONARY wine journey in the Caucasus. Cooking show and BUSSI AND THUSSI degustation with the author Carla Capalbo. by Bondo Matsaberidze Presentation Presentation of the Georgian-Hittite and Hittite-Georgian Frankfurt Kids Stage, Foyer 5.1/6.1 Publisher: Daltas-Verlag dictionary. During the presentation, actress Laura Language: German Rekhviashvili will read prayers in Georgian. 15:15-15:40 Giorgi Kekelidze, writer, author of children’s books Speakers: Helmut Kunkel and general director of the National Library presents Moderator: Susanne Schmidt Speaker: Dr. Irina Tatishvili his children’s book Toma’s Fairy Tale. Toma does not Working language English and French TALKING WITH THE DECEASED: Why Chatbots are want to grow up and sets out in search of eternal the Future of Storytelling childhood. He takes us into the world of metaphors 12:30-13:00 THE ARTS+ Runway, Hall 4.1, M53 and idioms. Together with Toma live the owl, fox, the Queen and many more. Children’s book author Bondo OLD GEORGIAN TRANSLATIONS Sandro Asatiani and Zura Jishkariani (Dila) will partic- Matsaberidze tells about two little girls, who received OF HOMILETIC WORKS ipate in the “Art and Innovation Project”, organized by as gift two white rabbits. They are just as much alike to Ekvtime Atoneli the ARTS+ Board of Representatives. Sandro, Dilla, and each other’s as the girls do, so the rabbits are asked to Education Stage, Hall 4.2, C94 their team explore issues of post-biological communi- distinguish their owners. There are also stories of the cation. Imagine that you have a chance to talk with a village of mushrooms, a singing blackbird and a frog. Homiletics is an old branch of Georgian ecclesiastic person, who is no longer alive. It is not science fiction, Presentation literature that emerged in Georgia together with Chris- but highly likely reality. Sandro and Dilla are two Geor- Publisher: University of Georgia’s Publishing House, tianity and developed particularly well in the 10th and gian artists, who create new kinds of chatbots, trying Lauinger Verlag, Bakmi Publishing, Drava Verlag 11th centuries. It was at that time that Ekvtime Atoneli to use them for new experimental purposes. Using Language: English and Ephrem Mtsire started translating Homiletic works artificial intellect and bots, Dilla and Sandro not only Speakers: Bondo Matsaberidze, Giorgi Kekelidze, by Ioane Okropiri and spiritual fathers from Cappadocia. bring deceased people back to life, they also breathe Sonia Lauinger The presentation of a new documented dictionary will life into fictional characters and even cities. Doing so, Moderator: Susanne Schmidt be held within the frames of the session. It comprises they create a new form of storytelling (or narration) the vocabulary of the Old Georgian language of the and readers’ unique experience. You can ask a digi- 5th-12th centuries. tal clone, an author, or a fictional character whatever you always wanted to know, wait for their response Speakers: Dr. Sofio Sarjveladze, and build up dialogue with them. Dr. Nino Melikishvili Working language English and German Speakers: Sandro Asatiani, Zura Jishkariani (Dila)
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FAIR GROUND October Publisher: NordSüd Verlag Fair Ground 12 GEORGIAN FAIRY TALES Frankfurt Kids Stage, Foyer 5.1/6.1 Speakers: Herwig Bitsche, Otar Karal- ashvili, Roswitha Budeus-Budd Presentation of fairy tales illustrated by Georgian artists 11:00-11:30 12:00 Moderator: Christine Paxmann of the late 20th century. Working Language German ASYNCHRONY GEORGIAN TYPOGRAPHY Speaker: Khatuna Khundadze - Director General of by Ekaterine Togonidze IN MODERN REALITY the Georgian Film studio 15:00-16:00 Independent publishers, Hall 4.1, D36 THE ARTS+, Runway, Hall 4.1, M53 Nana Ekvtimishvili COOKING SHOW Ekaterine Togonidze is a journalist and PR manager. The presentation will cover all important aspects of AT THE BLAUE SOFA Gourmet Gallery, Show Kitchen, Hall 3.1, L99 With her first novel called Asynchrony, she was the first the development of Georgian typography in conditions Stand: 3.1 L25 and 3.1 K25 Book presentation of Georgian Taste. Cooking show Georgian author ever discussing the topic of “physi- of modern technologies. The most important issue of and degustation with Georgian chief and Author cal disability”. The Siamese twins Lina and Diana die the presentation is the adaptation of one of the oldest 14:00-14:30 Luka Nachkebia. under mysterious circumstances. Rostom, their father, scripts to modern standards. Akaki Razmadze will speak learned of their existence only after their death, and about the modern Georgian uppercase letters called 15:30-16:00 THE WISDOM OF THE LIES then, he keeps learning the lives of his daughters and Mtavruli, which has already been supported by the by Sulkhan-Saba Orbeliani their different personalities by reading their diaries. Unicode Consortium. Presenter Akira Kobayashi will LITERATURE. Frankfurt Kids Foyer Hall 5.1/6.1 review non-Latin scripts, including Georgian script. THE BRIDGE OF PEACE Moderator: Jürgen Schütz He will discuss those details of their design that play Sulkhan-Saba Orbeliani, writer, diplomat and educa- International Stage, Hall 5.1, A128 an important role in the creation of fonts. tor, created this work of world literature around 1700. Abkhaz authors Gunda Sakania, Roin Agrba and Natia 11:30-12:00 King Pines, his vizier Sedrak, the eunuch Ruka and Speakers: Akaki Razmadze (Type Designer, venediktova and Georgian authors Guram Odisharia Leon, the prince’s educator, argue about how best Georgia) Akira Kobayashi (Type Designerat and Dato Turashvili have translated each other’s works to educate the king’s son Jumber to become a wise THE SMALL COUNTRY Monotype GmbH), Bernd Volmer (Type Designer and published a conjoint book First Step.This meeting king. Arguments are exchanged in the form of fables, by Lasha Bugadze and Font Engineer at Monotype GmbH will be presenting authors’ books, their friendship and Independent publishers, Hall 4.1, D36 parables and fairy tales. literature - literature as a universal language and the
Lasha Bugadze is an author of numerous novels and Publisher: Edition Orient friendship that can conquer the war. 12:00-13:00 Speaker: Stefan Trudewind, Otar Karalashvili plays that have been performed in several European Speakers: Gunda Sakania, Roin Agrba, Natia Moderator: Ekkehard Maaß cities. He’s also a gifted cartoonist. Honest and venediktova, Guram Odisharia ACHIEVEMENTS OF GEORGIAN Working Language German humorous, Lasha Bugadze uses his own traumatic Moderator: Dato Turashvili experience caused by his story The First Russian AND GERMAN SCIENTISTS IN NUCLEAR PHYSICS and takes a look behind the scenes of politics and 14:30-15:00 15:30-16:00 Education Stage, Hall 4.2, C94 its profound connection with the church. The Small
Country is an intelligent and entertaining novel on Joint Georgian-German scientific projects, results, GEORGIAN FAIRY TALES LULLABY FOR LILY Frankfurt Kids Stage, Foyer 5.1/6.1 religious fundamentalism, reactionary nationalism, and prospects for cooperation in the field of nuclear Mencare campaign/ presentation LitCam Stage, Hall 3.1, B33 media power and freedom of expression. physics will be presented at this session. Georgian fairy tales collected in The King Who Couldn’t Ms. Mariam Bandzeladze (UNFPA Georgia) and Moderator: Tilman Spreckelsen Speakers: Dr. Hans Ströer - Director of Julich Laugh provide an insight into Georgia’s rich fairy tale Alexandre Lortkipanidze, author will present the book Research Centre - Institute of Nuclear Physics history. The book offers not only a glimpse into the Lullaby for Lily and talk about the Social, cultural and Dr. Andro Kacharava - Julich Research Centre - narrative tradition of the country but also invites the media activities in the frameworks of MenCare Georgia Institute of Nuclear Physics reader to discover the wide variety of young illustra- Working language German Moderator: Gunvor Schmidt tive talent Georgia has to offer.
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FAIR GROUND October Fair Ground 13 THE HOLY GLOOM THE OSSETIAN LANGUAGE by Levan Berdzenishvili AND MYTHOLOGY Independent publishers, Hall 4.1, D36 Education Stage, Hall 4.2, C94 11:00-12:00 11:00-12:00 Levan Berdzenishvili was director of the Georgian The Nart sagas occupy a special place among the National Library who earned his PHD, with a disser- world's folk poetry. They belong to Caucasus nations, of DISCUSSIONS SPORTS HEROES AS ROLE MODELS tation about Aristophanes. In early 1980s he was which the Ossetian sagas are particularly perfect and with Aka Morchiladze Mencare campaign/ presentation prisoned in camp as a political prisoner for 'Anti-So- rich. The Ossetian language belongs to the group of AGORA, Frankfurt Pavilion LitCam Stage, Hall 3.1, B33 viet agitation and propaganda'. He follows the extraor- Iranian languages. It has been influenced by Caucasus Aka Morchiladze is a decisive figure in the history of Mr. Levan Kobiashvili – President of the Georgian dinary, sometimes weird characters who - imprisoned languages, which explains why scientists are partic- Georgian prose since 1990-s. He is a writer, and a Football Federation and Gerald Asamoah Former for the most absurd "crimes" - are plagued by hunger, ularly interested in it. professional historian. Morchiladze’s narrative and German National Football player and DFB Ambassador imprisonment and a lack of communication with the Speaker: Dr. Nino Popiashvili, Ivane Javakhishvili style seem to be a kind of magic, as he manages to „Football for Development“ and Nia Künzer - former outside world. The prisoners "selected" by the KGB form University, Tbilisi breathe life into everything that he touches, transform- football player will discuss the sports heroes as role a sort of substitute family for each other and experi- Working language German ing them into uniquely accomplished and mysterious models and importance of their involvement in the ence things that they would not have experienced if images. He can revive the environment and life of a gender equality not the Gulag. It's a book about how the Soviet system period between the late 19th century and the early kept its best minds locked up in the dark. 13:00 Moderator: Karin Plötz, Director LitCam 20th century, and sculpture characters and people of Organizators: UNFPA, LitCam Moderator: Cornelia Zetzsche that period; at the same time, he does not shy away Stephan Wackwitz from introducing famous characters of other writers AT THE BLAUE SOFA into the universe of his own texts. Morchiladze is 11.00-11:30 12:00-13:00 Stand: 3.1 L25 and 3.1 K25 capable of both, studying and telling stories charac- Moderator: Michael Sahr teristic of the Soviet era. Furthermore, he is also a true THE HIDING AWAY COOKING SHOW master when it comes to the depiction of contempo- by Aleko Shugladze Gourmet Gallery 14:00 rary reality, or fantasy worlds. Being a perfect narra- Independent publishers, Hall 4.1, D36 Show Kitchen, Hall 3.1, L99 tor, full of humour and vivid imagination, Aka Morchi- ladze masterfully matches all the above said with his Aleko Shugladze, author and bookseller, former per- Book presentation of Georgia. A culinary voyage of GEORGIAN SONGS: Georgian stylized language. formance artist and screenwriter, suddenly escaped discovery. Cooking show and degustation with Geor- choirmaster Tamar Buadze from the literary scene of Georgia and went to India gian author Rusudan Gorgiladze. and a vocal ensemble Moderator: Jan Wiele for more than 15 years. After returning, he wrote the THE ARTS+ Runway, Hall 4.1, M53 At the end of the discussion the audience novel The Hiding Away. The award-winning novel is can attend book signing by Aka Morchiladze 12:00-12:30 one of the most discussed books of recent times. With The songs of Georgia are part of Unesco’s World at Signing Box, Agora 12:00-12:30 his authentic and, sometimes bitter or cruel humor, Cultural Heritage. This Songbook of Georgia, which the author succeeds in relieving the pain in various GIACOMO PONTI focuses on the female repetoire of traditional songs, doses. The form of a crime novel gives the text an by David Maghradze is the product of two singers and music ethnologists Education Stage, Hall 4.2, C94 additional intrigue. Tamar Buadze and Imke McMurtrie. It combines their knowledge and experience of Georgian song culture Presentation of a poetry collection. Moderation: Jörg Becken and their special arrangements of the songs and Speaker: David Maghradze explains from a “western” point of view what poten- Working language German tial this song treasury with its polyphony and special harmonies has in music therapy, music teaching and for the international choral music scene.
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FAIR GROUND October Fair Ground GEORGIAN FAIRY TALES STORY IN PAINTED LANGUAGE 14 Frankfurt Kids Stage, Foyer 5.1/6.1 Frankfurt Kids Stage, Foyer 5.1/6.1
Presentation of fairy tales illustrated by Georgian artists The book is based on drawings by an autistic five-year- 10.00 of the late 20th century. The illustrations were initially old boy. Cooperation between the mother as author made for reversal films. and the child as illustrator is designed as an amusing READING MARATHON IN 50 game that could be useful for every parent and child. Speaker: Khatuna Khundadze - Director General LANGUAGES. Shota Rustaveli’s Colorful stories tell of love and friendship and the of the Georgian Film studio THE KNIGHT IN THE TIGER SKIN mother-son relationship, anger, play, books, and above The knight in the tiger skin, since 2013 included in Two books will be presented at the event: Nugesha all of the uniqueness of each person. the UNESCO World Heritage List, is considered the Gagnidze, Margret Schuchard, Grigol Robakidze (1880- 15:00-15:30 Publishers: Artanuji Publishing, Weiser Verlag national epic of Georgia. The poet Shota Rustaveli 1962). A Georgian Poet between Two Languages and Speakers: Diana Anfimiadi, Erika Hornbonger wrote it at the behest of Queen Tamara of Georgia Cultures. Shaker Publishers, Aachen 2011.Nugesha LAND UNDER IN THE ZOO. After Moderator: Sebastian Minkner in the late 12th and early 13th centuries. The versi- Gagnidze, Irina Shishinashvili, Natia Nasaridze: Studies a True Incident in Georgia Working Language German fied text, which is handed down in manuscripts from in Georgian Literature in the 19th Century. PWN Publish- Frankfurt Kids Stage, Foyer 5.1/6.1 the 17th century on, thematises chivalry and nobility ers, Warsaw 2018. What do the animals in the zoo do when the water rising above religion and nation. It has been translated 15:30 Speaker: Dr. Nugesha Gagnidze - Professor of comes in and they can suddenly move freely in the into many languages. During the reading marathon, Tsereteli University, Kutaisi, Department of German city? And how do people react when suddenly a hippo students and academic staff from Goethe University COMIC BATTLE AT Philology walks in the streets? It could have happened as it is Frankfurt read fragments of the epic in 50 languages THE FRANKFURT BOOK FAIR Working language German told in this story when the Zoo of Tbilisi was flooded Independent publishers, Hall 4.1, D36 on June 13, 2015. Moderator: Prof. Manana Every year at the Frankfurt Book Fair, two teams of Tandaschwili, Prof. Jost Gippert@ Publisher: Edition Orient comic artists or illustrators compete against each Participant: Studierende und akademische 12:30-13:00 Speakers: Tea Topuria, Stefan Trudewind, Sonia other in a "duel"! Two teams of draughtsmen - one Mitarbeiter der Goethe-Universität Frankfurt Eliaschwili from Germany and one from the host country - are Organizator: Goethe-Universität GEORGIAN BOOKS OF AVANT-GARDE Moderator: Cornelia Geissler on stage and each team has a flipchart available for Frankfurt, Reichert Verlag Education Stage, Hall 4.2, C94 Working Language German drawing. From the audience suggestions are now made as to what should be drawn, then the teams 12:00-12:30 Presentation of the catalogue of Georgian books of receive two minutes time for the graphic realization, Avant-garde. It is mean for those, who are interested then the flipcharts are turned around and the results GERMAN-GEORGIAN in antiques and Georgian art. are presented - the audience votes by applause who WRITER ENCOUNTERS Speaker: Pavel Chepijov, International League of is the winner. Education Stage, Hall 4.2, C94 Antiquarian Booksellers Working Language German German-Georgian authors of various generations Participants: Gio Jincharadze, Natia Nadareishvili - Grigol Robakidze, Giwi Margwelaschwili, Nino Jan Altehenger, Marc Angel Haratischwili - make a special part of the manifold 13:00 The event shall be held in two rounds: the first and interesting German-Georgian literary relations. round will be held on the small stage of the They are witnesses of history, revolutions, wars, and Aka Morchiladze pavilion at 12:00, while the other will be held on destruction followed by building. They are ramblers AT BLAUES SOFA the island of independent publishers at 15:30. between two countries and cultures - Georgia and Hall 3.1, Stand L25 Germany. Moderator: Jörg Plath
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86Frankfurt City 90 91 GEORGIA. A LITERARY JOURNEY I AM LEAVING FOR MADRID Matinée with Vernissage / Free Entrance Reading & Discussion Frankfurt City October HAUS AM DOM, DOMPLATZ 3, 60311 October LITERATURE HOUSE, SCHÖNE AUSSICHT 2, 60311 7 8 FRANKFURT AM MAIN FRANKFURT AM MAIN
8.10.2018 Naira Gelashvili is one of the most important literary voices in Georgia. The LITERATURE LOUNGE 19:30 writer, literary critic, civil rights activist and translator of R.M. Rilke, Hölderlin Introduction to the Literary History of Georgia Entrance: 9/6 € and Celan is very popular in Georgia thanks to her non-conformist prose. This Author: Naira Gelashvili novel was initially published in the literary magazine in 1982 and caused a Discussion Martin Maria Schwarz and Lasha Bakradze talk about literature from a country Moderator: Insa Wilke great stir. Today as then, the text can be read as a poetic form of the criticism 7.10.2018 that is enthusiastic about harvesting. At the end of the discussion all visitors of totalitarian regimes, but at the same time - what is surprising - as just a 11:00-14:00 can taste a glass of Georgian wine. story of the demands of the working world – and how to escape from them. Moderator: Martin Maria Schwarz (hr2- WORKSHOP kultur) With Children's Book Illustrators October STADTTEILBIBLIOTHEK SINDLINGEN, SINDLINGER BAHNSTRASSE 124 10 FRANKFURT AM MAIN
Reading & Discussion The matinée gathers “sauzchoo” (Georgian): “the best, most wonderful”, literally 10-12 .10.2018 Eka Tabliashvili, born 1988, is author and illustrator. In 2014 she had a schol- Authors: “something intended for foreigners”: an overview of Georgia’s literary history 10:00 arship in Munich International Youth Library. Riddles are fun, educational and Stephan Reich and Anna of 1600 years in the unique 5th century script. But what does the foreigner mind-opening.Tatia Nadareishvili, born 1988, writes and illustrates children’s Kordsaia-Samadaschwili, see, what his own gaze sees exploring this fascinating country? German and Eka Tabliashvili: Riddles, books. She has studies at Tbilisi State Academy of Arts. Shibo tells about a Katja Petrovskaya and Georgian authors travelled together and present texts from the new book Tatia Nadareishvili: Shibo boy from the Orinoko on a journey between reality and imagination. Another Abo Iaschaghashvili, Georgia in pairs. A literary journey. For 4-6 Years Old workshop will be held: 12.10.18 at Zentrale Kinder- und Jugendbibliothek, Moderator: Registration Required Arnsburger Straße 24. Lisa Strassberger LITERATURBAHNHOF Reading & Discussion
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FRANKFURT AM MAIN Exhibition These collections by Julia Bürle-Nowikowa were created from the travel 7.10. 2018 impressions of twelve German and Georgian authors in different regions 11:00 of Georgia, the myths and landscapes and the ancient script. They give the 10.10.2018 THE INFLATABLE ANGEL by Zaza Burchuladze literary texts in the book Georgia. A literary journey. 17:15-18:15 HOLY DARKNESS by Levan Berdzenishvili Cooperation: FVA with the Goethe-Institut Georgia, in cooperation with the Georgian National Book Center with the friendly support of the Federal Foreign The inflatable Angel: The young couple Nino and Niko Gorosia are being Office, Kultur & Bahn e.V. Moderator: bored by necromacy.in the kitchen. And the spirit really appears. It is Georges Daniella Baumeister Gurdjieff, the great esoteric and charlatan of the 20th century. And he refuses (hr2-kultur) to disappear. Holy Darkness: The most unusual book about life in the Gulag! Reader (German): Berdsenishvili writes about his fellow prisoners and their guards with fine humor Actor and speaker and irony, but sometimes also full of sarcasm and melancholy. Organizer: Jochen Nix Culture & Railway e.V., Frankfurt, Lothar Ruske, Lothar Ruske PR, Frankfurt 92 93 BEYOND BORDERS WORKSHOP Georgian Poetry of Breakup, Free entry With Children's Book Illustrators Frankfurt City ZENTRALBIBLIOTHEK, HASENGASSE 4, 60311 October LANDSTRASSE 248 / WALTER-MÖLLER-PLATZ 1 FRANKFURT AM MAIN 11 FRANKFURT AM MAIN
10.10.2018 Shota Iatashvili, Zviad Ratiani, Zurab Rtveliashvili, Eka Kevanashvili, Diana 11.10.2018 Gio Jincharadze, born 1981, is illustrator and artist. His artful pencil drawings 19:30 Anfimiadi - five most renowned authors of the new generation show very 10:00 allude to mythical motifs. The book is telling the story of the wolf in the different approaches in their search for an identity between East and West, Book & Co from 4 years fictional world. Moderator: individualism, and social demands, between tradition and modernity, between Gio Jincharadze: Big Khatia Chitorelidze, artist and illustrator, was born in 1992. She was selected Dirk Hülstrun spoken word and performance, mythology and dedicated poetry. Book of Wolves, Khatia for the Bologna Illustrator’s Exhibition 2016. The book is a diary of the Fox With live Georgian music from GeoTrain and Georgian wines. Chitorelidze: The Fox Family Family. All have – like humans – their own daily routines and desires. Address: GEORGIAN EVENING IN DENKBAR Stadtteilbibliothek Zura Abashidze, Zura Jishkariani, Zaza Koshkadze and Paata Shamugia Dornbusch, Eschersheimer Landstraße 248 DENKBAR, SPOHRSTRASSE 46A, FRANKFURT AM MAIN 11.10.2018 Ana Chubinidze, born 1990, is author, illustrator and animation film maker. 10:00 She has done various workshops for children and adults aboug pop-up book 10.10.2018 Participants: Zura Abashidze, Diana Anphimiadi, Zura Book & Co from 4 years techniques. Her animaton film “The pocket Man” is a story about a wonderful 19:30 Jishkariani, Zaza Koshkadze and Paata Shamugia Ana Chubinidze: friendship between the very little Edgar and a blind old man. Pocket Man, Elene Elene Chichashvili is freelance graphic designer and illustrator. A story with a Chichashvili: Mick, Rick, different angle: the three rabbits are not peaceful. They play tricks on quiet Mr. 10 YEARS OF GEORGIAN LITERATURE Nick and Mr. Fox Fox. But one day it shows that help may come from the least expected source Free entry Address: ROMANFABRIK, HANAUER LANDSTRASSE 186, 60314 Bibliothekszentrum FRANKFURT AM MAIN NordWestStadt, Walter- LITERATURBAHNHOF Möller-Platz 1 Reading & Discussion HAUS DES BUCHES, BRAUBACHSTRASSE 16 - 1ST FLOOR, 60311 10.10.2018 With the event Contemporary Georgian Literature on 20 May 2009, Romanfabrik FRANKFURT AM MAIN 20:00 opened its doors to present-day Georgian literature. Since then, the literature lovers of Frankfurt have been able to enjoy the literature of this small country 11.10.2018 THE SMALL COUNTRY by Lasha Bugadze that lies on the threshold between Europe and Asia through readings, book 17.15-18.15 THE PEAR-TREE MEADOW by Nana Ekvtimishvili presentations, and panel discussions. And all this was mediated by the literature
salon EUTERPE Prof. Manana Tandashvili founded in 2008 and has led for years. Moderator: The Small Country: It is the period after the devastating civil war, with scarcity, For the 10th anniversary, we are looking back on an impressive history: About Daniella Baumeister corruption and ruins. The young generation is fed up with all these old roped 100 literary soirees, more than 70 writers, literary critics, and translators (hr2-kultur) parties. So did the protagonist, a young writer, who has just published a satirical and artists, 16 published translations of not only modern, but also classical Reader (German): story about the legendary Queen Tamar from the 13th century. In the centre Georgian literature, constant presence at the Frankfurt and Leipzig book fairs Actor and speaker Jochen Nix of his text is Tamar’s unhappy marriage with the Russian Yuri Bogoljubski. since 2010 with Nino Haratischwili, Aka Morchiladze, Lasha Bugadze, Zaza Organisator: Culture & The Pear-Tree Meadow: The history teacher must die; the children should Burchuladze, Dato Turashvili, Tamta Melashvili, Guram Odisharia, Bondo Railway e.V., Frankfurt run over the pear field into freedom - that is Lela’s plan. In the boarding school Matsaberidze, and many others. Lothar Ruske, Lothar for mentally handicapped children in Tbilisi, the angry girl has taken on the A soiree devoted to 10th anniversary of the Frankfurt Literature Salon Ruske PR, Frankfurt role of protector. Nana Ekvtimishvili gives voice to rebel girls and women in EUTERPE with musical accompaniment and Georgian specialties. Georgian society. 94 95 READING BY GEORGIAN AUTHORS A GEORGIAN SOIREE IN FABRIK Reading & Discussion / Free entry Reading, discussion, and piano music Frankfurt City ZENTRALBIBLIOTHEK, HASENGASSE 4, 60311 KULTURWERK FRANKFURT, MITTLERER HASENNFAD 5/IM HOF 60598 FRANKFURT AM MAIN FRANKFURT AM MAIN
11.10.2018 FALLING APART by Davit Gabunia 11.10.2018 The Georgian soiree at Fabrik in Frankfurt is of course also part of Fabrik (as 19:30 DANDELION CYCLONE IN ORANGE by Tamar Tandashvili 20:00 of everything else). The place is a historic location for reading and music and discussions in Frankfurt. At this soiree, Abo Iashagashvili and Irma Tavelidze, Authors: Translator Falling Apart: Zura, happy father and less happy househusband - he has lost authors from Tbilisi, will read excerpts from their books, both published in Abo Iashagashvili and Nino Kavelashvili his job - gets a new neighbour. Being bored, he begins to watch the striking edition.fotoTAPETA Berlin: Of course, it is also possible to give a title to the Irma Tavelidze Moderator: young man with the red Alfa Romeo - and quickly falls under the spell of a soiree: The Invention Of The East (the title of the tales by Irma Tavelidze). Participants: Ruthard Stäblein strange life. Soon Zura knows more and more about new neighbour, and about The event is organized by Fabrik & edition.fotoTAPETA. Ekaterine Kintsurashvili (Hessian Radio) the visits of his lover, a high official. Moderator: Andreas Rostek In strong pictures, the author tells about women and men, who reject the reckless alliance between the patriarchate, church, and police and fight for a life according to their own free choice. Tamar Tandashvili, born in Tbilisi in WORKSHOP 1973, studied literature and psychology. She publishes a widely read blog With Children's Book Illustrators and works as a psychologist and activist, especially for the rights of women October BIBLIOTHEKSZENTRUM BERGEN-ENKHEIM, BARBAROSSASTRASSE 65 and sexual minorities. Dandelion Cyclone in Orange (original in 2016) is her 12 FRANKFURT AM MAIN first novel published in German translation (Natia Mikeladse-Bakhsoliani); Residenz Publishers, 2018. 12.10.2018 Sonia Eliashvili, born 1982, is author and illustrator. In 2015 she won the Tbilisi 10:00 Picture Book Idea Award for “I am a Bus”. The story is about different people and how interesting it can be to observe them. Born in 1969 in Tbilisi, Eliso Book & Co from 4 years Chubinishvili graduated from the faculty of architecture of the Academy of Sonia Eliashvili: I Am A Arts. She works as an illustrator now. Phru and Gi are the heroes of a fairy Bus, Eliso Chubinishvili: tale about friendship and a magical forest. THE HOLY GLOOM Phru, Gi and Others the Last Days of the Gulag Registration Required
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HAUS DES BUCHES, BRAUBACHSTRASSE 16 - 1ST FLOOR, 60311 11.10.2018 Because of “anti-Soviet advocacy and propaganda” the author was kept in a FRANKFURT AM MAIN 19:30 detention centre from 1984 to 1987. In his book, he speaks about the ordeal of imprisonment and the joy of meeting like-minded people there. He exchanged 11.10.2018 FALLING APART by Davit Gabunia Author: views with intellectuals from all over the Soviet Union there and now reports 17.15-18.15 GLOBALIZATION: A GEORGIAN STORY by Kote Jandieri Levan Berdzenishvili with great humour on everyday life in the camp. The stories make the reader Organisators: laugh and cry alternately. This is followed by tasting Georgian wines. Moderator: Falling Apart: Zura, happy father and less happy househusband gets a new Buchhandlung Weltenleser, Daniella Baumeister neighbour. Being bored, he begins to watch the striking young man and quickly Mitteldeutscher Verlag, Reader (German): falls under the spell of a strange life. Globalization. A Georgian Story: "Do you Leon Joskowitz Jochen NixActor&Speaker know the joke of the man from Kametchaantkari?" Thus begins the story of the Culinary Consulting & Action Organizer: Culture & elderly man from the region of Kakhetia. It is about how the tumult of the world Moderator: Railway e.V., Frankfurt, and the whole country befell the inhabitants of a small village in the Caucasus. Anastasia Kamarauli Lothar Ruske PR
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12.10.2018 COUNTING OUT&MARINE’S ANGEL by Tamta Melashvili 13.10.2018 Jandieri’s book is a parable on globalization: a man from the Kakheti region 19:30 ROYAL MARY by Abo Iashagashvili 15:00 tales how the turmoil of the world - from the beginning of the Soviet era until the 1990s - befell the inhabitants of a small village. Translator Counting Out: The 13-year-old friends learn what it means to live in a godforsaken Author: With tasting of Georgian wines. In cooperation with Leon Joskowitz (Culinary Nino Kavelashvili conflict zone with only children, the elderly, and cripples remaining there. War Kote Jandieri Festival Frankfurt/Der Philosophische Tisch). Moderator: is more than men’s business. Tamta Melashvili’s debut work was awarded Moderator: Ruthard Stäblein the German Youth Literature Prize in 2013 in the Young Adults category. It Prof. Alexander Kartozia, (Hessian Radio) appeared in 2018 in the translation of Natia Mikeladse-Bakhsoliani in the Union European University publishers. Marine’s Angel: Protagonists of the stories are women of different Viadrina Frankfurt (Oder) ages and social statuses. Here, “voices are collected” and a literary form is LITERATURBAHNHOF used to make the origin of injustice, inequality, and oppression understandable. Reading & Discussion
Royal Mary unfolds in Tbilisi at the end of the 19th century, a melting pot HAUS DES BUCHES, BRAUBACHSTRASSE 16 - 1ST FLOOR, 60311 of cultures. Iimages of markets, pubs and palaces, eccentric characters, FRANKFURT AM MAIN foreign powers, yes, almost the smell of a bygone era. With wit and virtuosity, Iashagashvili captures all this and yet tells of murder and manslaughter. And 13.10.2018 OBOLÉ by Aka Morchiladze everything revolves around a horse - and the Shah of Persia. Abo Iashaghashvili, 17:15-18:15 DAGNY OR A LOVE FEAST by Zurab Karumidze born in Tbilisi in 1977, studied history and philosophy. He is currently working Organizer: Obolé: A declaration of love to Georgia. Irakli lives in Tbilisi when one day as a mountain guide and has written novels and short stories. Royal Mary has Culture & Railway he receives a message from his little hometown near the wild mountains of received an award in Georgia and appeared in 2016 in German translation e.V., Frankfurt Svaneti: his old house is about to collapse. In the attic he discovers the long- (Lia Wittek) at Edition.fotoTAPETA. Lothar Ruske, Lothar forgotten Obolé, an old, beautifully crafted flint gun. Obolé dates from a time Ruske PR, Frankfurt when rifles still used to resemble the women, and Irakli feels attracted to her as DATA TUTASHKHIA Moderator: to a beautiful woman - and one should not be surprised if she still fires a shot... Reading Daniella Baumeister Dagny or A Feast of Love: Dagny Juel was Norwegian, she met Edvard Munch
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FRANKFURT AM MAIN Reader (German): met August Strindberg, who first loved her and then destroyed her in a drama. Actor and speaker Finally, however, she married the bohemian satanist Stanisław Przybyszewski, 12.10.2018 Data Tutashkhia by Chabua Amirejibi has often been referred to as the Georgian Jochen Nix with whom she was travelling in the Berlin artists’ circle around the pub “Das 19:30 Robin Hood, but he is much greater. The character invented by the author Schwarze Ferkel”. Przybyszewski left her to his disciple Władysław Emeryk, embodies the Georgian soul and is therefore rightly considered as a popular who took her to Tbilisi. Author: hero. It is both an adventure book and history book in one and it reflects the Chabua Amirejibi colourful Georgian society in the late 19th century in all its aspects. Emerging (1921-2013) BESTSELLER from the masses, the popular hero fights against the evil and has to show his Participant/Speaker: Reading & Discussion force against a powerful adversary. A classic of Georgian literature! Anastasia Kamarauli BÜCHERGILDE BUCHHANDLUNG & GALERIE STAUFENMAUER 9, 60311 Organizers: Buchhandlung FRANKFURT AM MAIN Weltenleser/Georgia/ Kroener Verlag 13.10.2018 Bestseller by Beka Adamashvili. Reading and moderation by Claudius Nießen. 19:30 98 99 ROYAL MARY BASSIANI@FRANKFURT Reading ATELIERFRANKFURT & MOMEM present Georgian club culture Frankfurt City BAD HOMBURG, DOROTHEENSTRASSE 24, 61348 SCHWEDLERSTRASSE 1, 60314
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13.10.2018 Royal Mary, Georgia’s award-winning novel by Iashagashvili, unfolds in a city 19:30 that was a melting pot of cultures - Tbilisi at the end of the 19th century. The 13.10.2018 Bassiani, together with Momem (Museum Of Modern Electronic Music), will Author: atmosphere of this city, images of markets, pubs and palaces, eccentric Late evening be presenting the modern electronic music culture of Georgia during the Abo Iashagashvili characters, foreign powers, yes, almost the smell of a bygone era. With wit Frankfurter Buchmesse. At AtlelierFrankfurt, Bassiani residents HVL, Kvanchi In cooperation with: and virtuosity, Iashagashvili captures all this and yet tells of murder and Participants: and Zesnkel will deliver the music characteristic of the burgeoning Georgian Funds Association manslaughter. And everything revolves around a horse - and the Shah of HVL, Kvanchi, electronic music scene that has been accompanying recent social and cultural Taunus-Tbilisi Persia. Writer Abo Iashagashvili, born in Tbilisi in 1977, studied in Tbilisi, Zesknel (live) changes in the country. Sponsor: Munich, and Berlin. He now works in Georgia also as a mountain guide. He Organizers: Literature Festival has written three novels, several short stories, and contributions to literary Bassiani & MOMEM Leseland Hessen journals. For his second novel - Royal Mary, Iashagashvili was awarded the (Museum Of Modern Entry: prestigious Georgian literary prize Saba in 2015. Electronic Music) 8 Euro, erm. 5 Euro Box office: MEN HAVE FEELINGS AS WELL 10 Euro, erm. 7 Euro ABOUT BORDERS Zura Jishkariani & Giorgi Lobzhanidze Electro poetry and Spoken Word from Georgia YOK-YOK / FAHRGASSE 21 ORANGE PEEL CLUB, KAISERSTRASSE 39, 60329 October 14 FRANKFURT AM MAIN FRANKFURT AM MAIN 14.10.2018 Georgian authors, Zura Jishkariani & Giorgi Lobzhanidze at club YOK-YOK. 14:00 13.10.2018 Spoken Word poetry meets electronic beats. Archaic rhymes meet club culture, 19:30 sound poetry meets provocative performance. Rebellious and contemporary Presented by poetry that goes into the belly, legs and head. The young generation of Georgian SUPRA: FEAST poets use traditional methods as naturally as electronic beats and current Dirk Hülstrunk Performance with texts by Nino Haratischwili and Georgian music Live Music: social messages. With the shooting star of the Georgian poetry scene Rati SCHAUSPIEL FRANKFURT, UNTERMAINANLAGE 11, 60311 Gogi Dzodzuashvili, Amaglobeli, the great provocateur Zurab Rtveliashvili, the musician/rap poet FRANKFURT AM MAIN Toresa Mossy Erekle Deisadze, the mystical rebel and sound poet Shalva Bakuradze and Kaveh Mohamed Sharifi the pioneer of Georgian electronic music Gogi Dzodzuaschvili. Concluding 14.10.2018 “Supra” is the name of the traditional Georgian table that has the function Participants: audiovisual live concert by the musician and author Toresa Mossy. 20:30 of socialisation, which Nino Haratischwili invites the audience to. Together Rati Amaglobeli, A production of with four musicians and three actresses, they sit around a long table with Shalva Bakuradze, Elbphilharmonie wine and khachapuri and listen to the stories and songs of the women, who Erekle Deisadze, POETRY AND REALISM IN GEORGIA Hamburg, presented by speak about their social reality. Zurab Rtveliashvili Between Oppression and Freedom Schauspiel Frankfurt Participants of the events are Nina Sarita Balthasar, performance, Solveig GERMAN FILM MUSEUM, SCHAUMAINKAI 41, 60596 and Authors' Foundation Krebs, performance, Anja Topf, performance, Nukri Kapanadze, singing, Keti FRANKFURT AM MAIN Frankfurt, the publisher Klimiashvili, singing, Nino Guliashvili, Klavier, singing, Nino Tskitishvili, Gitarre, of the authors. With the singing, Nino Haratischwili, Text, direction, Julia B. Nowikowa, Bühne, Video. 13.10.2018 Screening of CHABARDA by Michail Chiaureli. kind support of Georgian 20:00 Speaker: Prof. Dr. Giorgi Gvakharia, Ilia State University, Film Historian National Book Centre. 100 101 Also You Can Find Following Cultural Events 29. 09. 2018 05.10.2018 - 6.10.2018 – 11.10.2018- IN THE CITY OF FRANKFURT AM MAIN - 13. 01. 2019 06.01.2019 10.02.2019 4.11.2018
During The Book Fair Week: Frankfurt City HYBRID TBILISI TSIKARA GOLD & WINE. THE OTHER Reflections on – Museum Georgia’s Ancient SOVIET MAN Architecture in in Museum Treasures - Guram Tikanadze Georgia Deutsches Struwwelpeter- Archäologisches Ausstellungshalle, MUSIC Architekturmuseum Museum Museum Schulstraße Made by Characters Schaumainkai Schubertstr. Karmelitergasse 1A. 60594 43, 60596 20; 60325 1, 60311
11.10.2018 Livestream from 13.10.2018 5.10.2018- 5.10.2018 – 11.10.2018 – 11.10.2018 concert on arte.tv: 20:00 11.10.2018, 20:00 20:00 18.11.2018 10.02.2019 18.11.2018 19:00 Broadcast on TIFLIS ON MY MEDEA’S LOVE HOMO Andro Wekua THE SOUND arte.tv: ALTE OPER OF GEORGIA 14.10.2018 Georgian MIND Klingspor And The Quest GEORGICUS WORKS Gesellschaftshaus The ARTE concert for the Philharmonic Museum in For The Golden Senckenberg PRESENTATION Frankfurter Buchmesse Offenbach, Fleece Liebieghaus Naturmuseum, MMK Museum Palmengarten, 2018 in cooperation Orchestra, Palmengartenstr.11, with Frankfurter Nikoloz Rachveli Herrnstraße 80, Skulpturensammlung, Senckenberganlage für Moderne Buchmesse and Georgia 63065 Offenbach, Schaumainkai 25; 60325 Kunst, Domstraße 60325 Frankfurt Made by Characters (Conductor) Opernplatz 1, 71, 60596 10, 60311 60313 Frankfurt
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BOUILLON DESCRIPTIONS THEA DJORDJADZE PICTURE THE POCKET MAN GEORGIAN FILM KOTE GROUP – Basis Georgian Video (Solo Show) LANGUAGES. Screeings, SERIES From the MIKABERIDZE e.V. Gutleutstraße Art Exhibition PORTIKUS, Photographic Exhibition and silent film era to book presentation 8-12, 60329 Atelier Frankfurt, Maininsel, Alte Art from Georgia workshops of 1991 Deutsches and screening Schwedlerstraße Brücke 2, 60594 Fotografie Animated Film by Filmmuseum, Deutsches THE FUTURE 5, 160314 Forum Frankfurt, Award winning Schaumainkai Filmmuseum, IS OURS 21. 09. 2018- Braubachstr. illustrator Ana 41; 60596 Schaumainkai ATELIER 20. 01. 2019 30–32, D-60318 Chubinidze 41; 60596 FRANKFURT e.V. Stadtbücherei Schwedlerstraße LARA PROTECTS Frankfurt, 1-5, 160314 ME. A Georgian Bibliothekszentrum Story. Museum Höchst, Michael- Angewandte Kunst, Stumpf-Straße 2, Schaumainkai 17, 60594 102 103 THEATER AUTHORS Made by Characters Index
06.10.2018 06.10.2018 8.10.2018 16.10.2018 Abashidze Zura - pages: 67, 87, 90 Kekelidze Giorgi – pages: 19, 21, 79 18:00 20:00 20:00 20:00 Abo Iashagashvili - pages: 45, 93, 94, 96 Ketsba-Khundadze Lali - pages: 34 Adamashvili Beka – pages: 39, 95 Kevanishvili Eka – pages: 67 GEORGIAN NAVIGATOR by STYX by Shota BEFORE WE Aka Morchiladze – pages: 16, 22, 24, 34, 62, 82, 85, 87, 95, Kharanauli Besik – pages: 18, 20, 28 PHANTASIES by Kote Marjanishvili Rustaveli GOT TO KNOW Alkhazishvili Givi - pages: 41 Khvedelidze Beso – pages: 26 Fingers Theatre State Drama State Theatre EACH OTHER Amaglobeli Rati – pages: 23, 41, 96 Kikodze Archil – pages: 32, 37, 87 Künstlerhaus Theatre Künstlerhaus Independent Anphimiadi Diana – pages: 18, 66, 84, 90 Koshkadze Zaza - pages: 19, 90 Künstlerhaus Mousonturm, Mousonturm, Project Bakanidze Luka – pages: 24, 60 Kordzaia-Samadashvili Ana – pages: 15, 29, 59, 61 Mousonturm, Waldschmidtstraße Waldschmidtstraße Steigenberger Bakuradze Shalva – pages: 41, 96 Kvinikadze Nestan (Nene) – pages: 14, 30 Waldschmidtstraße 4, 60316 4, 60316 Frankfurter Hof, Barbakadze Dato – pages: 42, 46 Lezhava Zurab – pages: 77 4, 60316 hotel suite #234, Am Benidze Salome – pages: 28, 45 Likokeli Lia – pages: 45 Kaiserplatz , 60311 Berdzenishvili Levan – pages: 25, 83, 89, 92 Lobzhanidze Giorgi – pages: 33, 97 07.10.2018 12.10.2018 17-18.10. 2018 Bibilashvili Zaza - pages: 35 Maisuradze Giorgi – pages: 27 20:00 20:00 20:00 Buachidze Andro – pages: 48 Matsaberidze Bondo – pages: 79 Bugadze Lasha – pages: 41, 43, 62, 75, 80, 87, 91 Matskhonashvili Guram THE SOIL EXERCICE by RAMONA by Burchuladze Zaza – pages: 31, 33, 58, 76, 79, 87, 89 Melashvili Tamta – pages: 30, 33, 67, 77, 94 TAKES ITS TOIL Music and Rezo Gabriadze Chekurishvili Bela – pages: 33 Mossulishvili Mikho - pages: 67 Independent Drama Theatre Theatre Chkvanava Gela – pages: 77 Nadareishvili Tatia – pages: 89 Project Künstlerhaus Schauspiel Dochanashvili Guram – pages: 17, 33 Nakhutsrishvili Gaga – pages: 43, 48, 69 Künstlerhaus Mousonturm, Frankfurt, Neue Ekvtimishvili Nana – pages: 24, 81, 87, 91 Odisharia Guram – pages: 25, 81 Mousonturm, Waldschmidtstraße Mainzer Str. Gabriadze Rezo Fkhakadze Tamri – pages: 63 Waldschmidtstraße 4, 60316 17, 60311 Gabunia Davit – pages: 14, 56, 92, 93 Ratiani Zviad – pages: 28, 34, 90 4, 60316 Gachechiladze Revaz – pages: 70 Rtveliashvili Zurab – pages: 35, 44, 90, 96 Gelashvili Naira – pages: 15, 16, 26, 89 Samniashvili Lela – pages: 42 Getiashvili Rezo – pages: 42 Shamugia Paata – pages: 26, 64, 90 Gochiashvili Ela - pages: 41 Shiolashvili Irma - pages: 27 Guruli Iunona – pages: 24 Shugladze Aleko - pages: 82 Haratischwili Nino – pages: 30, 33, 37, 47, 57, 78, 97 Sturua Lia – pages: 47 Iatashvili Shota – pages: 34, 90 Tandashvili Tamar – pages: 32, 61, 92 10.-12.10.2018 Jandieri Kote – pages: 45, 68, 93, 95 Tarkhnishvili Nino – pages: 39 FREITAGSKÜCHE Janikashvili Basa – pages: 59 Tavdgiridze Khatuna – pages: 32 The well-known scene Javakhishvili Kato - pages: 34 Tavelidze Irma – pages: 37, 93 restaurant in Frankfurt's Jishkariani Zura – pages: 44, 56, 78, 90, 97 Togonidze Ekaterine – pages: 14, 57, 80 Gallus district will be Jorjaneli Nika – pages: 35 Topuria Tea – pages: 39, 84 transformed from 10 to Jorjoliani Ruska – pages: 32 Turashvili Dato – pages: 43, 46, 62 12 October 2018 into a Karumidze Zurab – pages: 39, 48, 95 "Georgian house" full of hospitality, local specialties and delicacies. Reservation via [email protected] The information in this program was correct by 10th of September 2018. For the updated information please visit website of Georgia Guest of Honour at the Frankfurter Buchmesse 2018: www.georgia-characters.com
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