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    David Turashvili est un écrivain géorgien dont l'œuvre s'inspire souvent d'événements sociaux tumultueux et d'expériences personnelles. Ses premiers écrits reflètent sa participation aux protestes étudiantes contre l'utilisation militaire soviétique de lieux sacrés, conférant à sa fiction une profondeur historique authentique. Au-delà des romans et des nouvelles, il crée également des pièces de théâtre et des scénarios de films, démontrant sa polyvalence. L'œuvre de Turashvili, qui comprend des récits de voyage et des études de critique littéraire, en a fait un auteur géorgien de premier plan d'envergure internationale.

    Flight from the USSR

    • Flight from the USSR

      • 162pages
      • 6 heures de lecture

      The novel is the ultimate bestseller in Georgia and is based on one of the most tragic events of the 1980s when seven young people hijacked an airplane in an attempt to escape from the Soviet Union. It was a reckless move at that time when even to think about escape was forbidden. The Soviet government sentenced most of them to death. The public reaction was split. Some people would consider the young rebels as terrorists, whilst for others they were heroes. Flight from the USSR allows the reader to closely follow the leading characters, and learn more about their motivations and aspirations. Jeans were a symbol of freedom at the time, as it was as rejected to wear as the idea of a free world. The novel has been adapted for stage and is one of the most successful plays at Georgian Free Theater. Quotation "The book is not a canonization. Turashvili describes, colors and romanticises, but he does not condemn or glorify his characters anywhere. Flight from the USSR is a beautiful novel and it deserves a large readership." (c) 8Weekly "He is confident and the storytelling style of Turashvili is sober and direct. The reader does not remain untouched by his story." (c) Literair Nederland

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