Woe is Life
by Zaira Arsenishvili
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A compelling saga that revolves around three women and their journey through uneasy and turbulent times of Georgian history.
Three friends: Eva, Rusudan, and Maka, their friendship and life stories are the cornerstone of the novel, intertwined with the ‘woes’ of dark times.
The story takes place in the 1920s and 1950s. The narrator opens up with the scene of a wake for one of the main heroines of the novel—Eva. A beautiful and courageous woman, she had become her most bitter self by the end of her life. She tragically lost her first husband Gio at a very young age, only to find out years later that the man she was forcibly married to—a communist functionary—is a guilty party in Gio’s murder.
Being alienated from the family in her elder years, the only people giving her a wake are her lifetime friend Rusudan and Rusudan’s granddaughter—the initial narrator of the novel. The story flashes back and forth to other timelines later on.
Despite tragedies and bitterness, the three women stay true to each other, empathetic and kind. The novel is an engaging, captivating saga of three generations.
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The novel is enchanting and gripping in many ways. Admirable female friendships, demonstration of support and understanding between women characters are the cornerstone parts of the plot.
Temur Zoidze, literary critic
Author Biography
Zaira Arsenishvili (1933 – 2015) was a writer and screenwriter. A philologist by education, she also mastered the violin at a musical college. For some time, she worked as a music teacher and was a violinist in the Opera House orchestra. Later her talent flourished in collaboration with the director Lana Gogoberidze and they produced screenplays for the films: When Almonds Blossom, Turmoil in Salkhineti, Several Interviews on Personal Matters, and others.
Zaira is the author of several novels and short stories. Her books became widely known only after her death, once republished by Sulakauri in 2019-2023. The novel Woe is Life is a bestselling favorite of Georgian readers as is the novel Requiem, and three collections of essays, short stories, and plays.
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© Zaira Arsenishvili, Zurab Arsenishvili
© Sulakauri Publishing
Sulakauri Publishing
Sulakauri Publishing is a general publisher. 25 years on the market, today it is a leading Georgian publisher with a big but curated list of Georgian and translated literature.
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- Publisher Sulakauri Publishing
- Orginal LanguageGeorgian
- ISBN/Identifier 9789941303012
- Publication Country or regionGeorgia
- FormatPaperback
- Pages660
- ReadershipGeneral
- Publish StatusPublished
- Original Language Titleვა, სოფელო
- Copyright Year2019
- Dimensions130 x 195 mm
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