Otar Chiladze's fifth, greatest, most political and personal novel, translated from the Georgian about the collapse of the Soviet Evil Empire and of the hero's own private empire of love, an insight into the predicament of a Soviet intellectual and a newly emergent Georgia. Because of high postage costs, available only to UK buyers: if you live outside the UK, please contact me, and I may list the item for 24 hours at a higher price to cover the additional postage costs.