Georgian Literature 101 #booktube #WorldBookCapital2021

As Tbilisi has been named as World Book Capital for 2021, I thought I'd look at Georgian Literature in English Translation, welcome to Georgian Literature 101. I am an Englishman living in Tbilisi, Georgia. I love reading and would like to read some Georgian Literature in English translation. You can give me suggestions in the comments below. I am learning Georgian but I'm not yet at a level for reading anything other than the simplest books for children. In this video I look at what I have found in English so far. I have made an update of this video to include "The Pear Field" by Nana Ekvtimishvili, which was on the longlist for the International Booker Prize 2021    • Georgian Literature in English Transl...   A Decade of living in Georgia: The Good and The Bad    • A Decade in Georgia: the good and the...   Tbilisi has been named as World Book Capital 2021 https://en.unesco.org/news/tbilisi-na... Books mentioned: The Knight in the Panther's Skin (ვეფხისტყაოსანი) by Shota Rustaveli (translation by Lyn Coffin) A Russian Journal by John Steinbeck Young Stalin by Simon Sebag Montefiore Iveria Magazine by Ilia Chavchavadze Three Poems by Vazha-Pshavela (translation by Donald Rayfield) პოემები (Poems) by Vazha-Pshavela Poems by Galaktion Tabidze (translation by Innes Merabishvili) Lasharela by Grigol Abashidze Granny, Iliko, Ilarion and I by Nodar Dumbadze (translation by Raissa Bobrova) ლექსები (Rhymes) by Nodar Dumbadze The Secret of Another Desert by Ia Kargareteli Flight from the USSR by Dato Turashvili The Girl King by Meg Clothier The Eighth Life by Nino Haratischwili Elene recites the poem შემოდგომა /shemodgoma/ (Autumn) by Murman Lebanidze Another video about Georgian literature worth watching is    • Video   My blog about the Georgian Language: https://jimholroydgeorgian.wordpress.... Follow me on Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/5... Twitter: https://twitter.com/iagozabibha Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/holroydjim/ My Other Blogs: https://jimholroydblog.wordpress.com/ (for book reviews) https://jimholroyddiecast.wordpress.com/ (for diecast cars) Please leave any comments or questions, I always answer comments.