Katie Melua Instagram – Thank you to Maya Jaggi for bringing the first ever Georgian programme to the Oxford Literary Festival. It was a total joy to hear Aka Morchiladze and Dato Turashvili talk about their books and Georgian literature.
I particularly found Dato’s answer to a question from an audience member on whether Georgians should be reading Russian literature very touching. His response was, “Yes, of course we should be reading Russian literature, because it’s simply great literature.”
Great literature rises above politics and tribalism. I know this can be such a delicate topic right now and this is why it is so essential to be promoting Georgian language and culture internationally.
One of my favourite cool facts about the Georgian language is that there are no gender pronouns so ‘He stole my cat,’ is identical to ‘She stole my cat.’
Follow the link in the profile to hear what the Georgian language sounds like.
#OLF2024 #oxfordliteraryfestival | Posted on 19/Mar/2024 22:15:00
