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Vano and Niko – And Other Stories
Erlom Akhvlediani
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Description for Vano and Niko – And Other Stories
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"Vano and Niko" resembles a catalogue of all the relationships that are possible between people. It is a parable that demonstrates that not only humans but all living beings are engaged in the search for the other. Peter Handke, who met Erlom Akhvlediani in 1975, described the parables as "exhilarating and at the same time paradoxical"; in his view they show us the redemptive "third way," that of waylessness. Travelling this third way calls for courage and the Vano and Niko parables therefore have something ominous about them. "Vano and Niko" was one of Akhvlediani's earlier works, written in the ... Read more
"Vano and Niko" resembles a catalogue of all the relationships that are possible between people. It is a parable that demonstrates that not only humans but all living beings are engaged in the search for the other. Peter Handke, who met Erlom Akhvlediani in 1975, described the parables as "exhilarating and at the same time paradoxical"; in his view they show us the redemptive "third way," that of waylessness. Travelling this third way calls for courage and the Vano and Niko parables therefore have something ominous about them. "Vano and Niko" was one of Akhvlediani's earlier works, written in the ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Dalkey Archive Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
167
Place of Publication
Normal, IL, United States
ISBN
9781628971064
SKU
9781628971064
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Ref
99-2
About Erlom Akhvlediani
Erlom Akhvlediani, (1933-2012) was a writer and screenwriter. After graduating in oriental studies at Tbilisi State University he studied at the All-Union State Institute of Cinematography in Moscow. From 1965 to 1992 he was a member of the Scenario Committee of the Kartuli Pilmi (Georgian Film) film studio.
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How can we continue to think creatively? I have at least one suggestion: Read Vano and Niko by Erlom Akhvlediani... Magical. Gazette Quirky little narratives and fables. Complete Review