Two Shores, Two Truths: (on Georgia’s tragic events of the 1990s in Georgian and Abkhazian literary narrative)

Abstract

Political events of the 1990s remain relevant to this day. They are reflected in the short stories by Georgian writer Zviad Kvaratskhelia and in the novel „The Shore of the Night“ by Abkhazian writer Daur Nachkebia.

Zviad Kvaratskhelia’s stories represent an artistic interpretation of historical chronicles with real pictures: the capital of Georgia divided into two camps, animosity between citizens provoked by the „elder brother of the same faith“.

The issue of the Abkhazian war in Daur Nachkebia’s novel spill from the mouth of a lyrical hero the bearer of national consciousness and worldview.

It is clearly seen that the literature, despite the extreme situation, still manages to cover the events objectively and at the same time, the readers have an opportunity to see future coordination.