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Stories I Stole from Georgia

Wendell Steavenson

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  • 277 sidor
  • 2004
Fed up with working for Time magazine in London, Wendell Steavenson spent two years in the former Soviet republic of Georgia. Stories I Stole captures, the exuberance of a fledgling nation of local despots, mountain tribes, blood feuds, and an unlimited flow of red wine. From President Shevardnadze's rigged elections to horse races high in the mountains; from the eerie roadside artifacts of the Soviet era to the farcical power outages in the dead of winter, here is Georgia: weird, invigorating, and still coming to grips with the legacy of its most famous son, Joseph Stalin. Far more than a travel book, this is a scintillating menagerie of true stories peopled by vivid--and sometimes insane--characters. In the beach resort of Sukhumi, once the destination of every fashionable Russian but now wracked by civil war, Wendell plays hangman with a secret policeman. In the capital Tbilisi--ensconced in Levan's Magic Room or lounging in the steam baths--she hears about the latest duel or kidnapping. In Khevsureti, the meadows are dotted with blue-painted beehives and yellow flowers, while just over the border, there is war in Chechnya.
  • Författare: Wendell Steavenson
  • Format: Pocket/Paperback
  • ISBN: 9780802140678
  • Språk: Engelska
  • Antal sidor: 277
  • Utgivningsdatum: 2004-02-01
  • Förlag: Grove Press / Atlantic Monthly Press