Seeking Peace Across the Georgian-Abkhazian Conflict: Writers from Opposing Sides
Guram Odisharia, a former Minister of Culture and Monument Protection of Georgia (2012-2014), and award winning author, will discuss Abkhazia, with a focus on the Georgian-Abkhazian War of the early 1990s.
This war has had far reaching consequences. Mr. Odisharia will share his own experiences as an internally displaced person (IDP) residing in Tbilisi. He has spent decades trying to create and preserve dialogue across the divide. The most recent product of his efforts is the 2024 book Two Novels from the Caucasus. The book captures the divide through two stories: Guram Odisharia's "The President's Cat" and Daur Nachkebia's "The Shore of the Night."
Written from opposing sides of the conflict, the book uses literature as a bridge between two sides of a divided country. Mr. Odisharia will discuss lessons learned from this conflict for Georgia and the wider Caucasus region.
Please note: the book will be for sale at the event.
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