Author Zurab Karumidze’s novel unveiled in German, showcased at Frankfurt Book Fair
Tweet 
Share
German-speaking readers now have the opportunity to get their hands on Georgian author Zurab Karumidze's fiction work Dagny, or a Love Feast, following the book's release and its presentation at the Frankfurt Book Fair last month.
An eclectic novel involving a maze of characters from different eras in the multi-cultural setting of Georgia's capital, the work was part of the Georgian program at the largest international literary event.
Selected for the Dublin International Literary Award longlist in 2012, the novel initially appeared in English, as its author intended the work for non-Georgian speaking audiences.
It became available to literature enthusiasts in German following its publishing by Weidle Verlag in September.
It would almost be easier to enumerate what is not in this novel, because Zurab Karumidze has packed everything into his great postmodern game", said the German-based publishing house in its summary for the work.
Translated from English by Stefan Weidle, Dagny, or a Love Feast also became a subject of interest of German public broadcasting radio Deutschlandfunk last week.
In a feature by Olga Hochweis, the novel was presented to the audience of the station via comments by Karumidze, who guided the culture reviewer through Tbilisi in their recent meeting.
In Dagny, or a Love Feast Karumidze collides figures of contemporary history that have never met each other: the Greek-Armenian mystic Gurdjieff as well as the Georgian folk poet Vazha-Pshavela or the young Stalin", said the feature piece.
The newly translated novel appeared among dozens of translations of works by Georgian authors at the Frankfurt fair that ran from October 11-15.
Zurab Karumidze has authored novels, short stories and collections, with his literary work on jazz winning the Georgian literary award Saba. He has also edited essays on politics and culture in his country.
Georgia has been officially handed the status of the Guest of Honour of the Frankfurt Book Fair on the final day of the major international book event, as the country begins gearing up to bear the title at next year's fair.
Some of the latest and best Georgian literature and its award-winning authors are ready for visitors of the Frankfurt Book Fair, as the major event opened earlier today.
You can now learn about Georgian authors and book translations set to be presented at the Frankfurt Book Fair even before going to the event launching next week.
Book presentations, meetings with authors and stands hosting over a dozen publishers will await visitors interested in discovering Georgian literature at this year’s Frankfurt Book Fair.
Georgian author Zurab Karumidze’s novel Dagny, or a Love Feast has been selected among top three books published in Germany, in a monthly rating by the country’s second largest broadcasting organisation.
Georgia is officially launching a year-long program of literary activities and events in the German-speaking world, dedicated to the country’s status as the Guest of Honour at this year’s Frankfurt Book Fair in fall.
The largest literature festival in Nordic countries will feature two Georgian authors as Archil Kikodze and Zurab Karumidze sit down to talk to audiences at the Norwegian Festival of Literature in Lillehammer that launches on Tuesday.
A collection of Arabic-language works by popular Georgian writer Nodar Dumbadze have been presented at the 30th Doha International Book Fair, reports the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Georgia.
Author Levan Berdzenishvili's historical fiction novel Sacred Darkness has been selected as one of 10 works in contention for the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development's Literature Prize.
Award-winning author Nino Kharatishvili's epic bestseller Eighth Life is a contender for this year's International Booker Prize, after the generational saga was revealed in the award's longlist on Thursday.
Georgian literature and authors will meet their readers during the Frankfurt Book Fair again this year, with the world's largest event of the kind going ahead in altered form due to the COVID-19 pandemic.