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DETECTIVES WITHOUT DETECTIVES: Achanda's Three Thrillers
The book "Detectives without Detectives" by Mikho Mosulishvili is an intriguing collection of three unconventional detective stories, all linked by the absence of traditional detectives and enriched with vivid cultural, historical, and emotional narratives. The stories explore themes of survival, identity, and justice in unique
1. "The Jackal's Wedding, or The Sun Washing Its Face": Set against the backdrop of a seaside village, this story intertwines espionage, corruption, and the protagonist's struggles with the haunting memories of a past military operation. It presents a gripping journey of a fugitive trapped between a corrupt system and a quest for freedom.
2. "The Peasant Detective": This story is more satirical and unfolds as a Georgian peasant ventures to France amidst personal and national turmoil. It blends cultural humor with a chilling mystery as the protagonist confronts unexpected events and sheds light on the immigrant experience.
3. "The Weather Vane to Nowhere" is a tale of ambiguity and existential reflections. It weaves suspense with the protagonist's search for meaning and belonging amidst life's unpredictability.
Together, the collection defies conventional genre expectations, creating "detectives without detectives" that focus on human resilience and complexity. It's a compelling exploration of characters navigating moral and societal dilemmas.
1. "The Jackal's Wedding, or The Sun Washing Its Face": Set against the backdrop of a seaside village, this story intertwines espionage, corruption, and the protagonist's struggles with the haunting memories of a past military operation. It presents a gripping journey of a fugitive trapped between a corrupt system and a quest for freedom.
2. "The Peasant Detective": This story is more satirical and unfolds as a Georgian peasant ventures to France amidst personal and national turmoil. It blends cultural humor with a chilling mystery as the protagonist confronts unexpected events and sheds light on the immigrant experience.
3. "The Weather Vane to Nowhere" is a tale of ambiguity and existential reflections. It weaves suspense with the protagonist's search for meaning and belonging amidst life's unpredictability.
Together, the collection defies conventional genre expectations, creating "detectives without detectives" that focus on human resilience and complexity. It's a compelling exploration of characters navigating moral and societal dilemmas.
91 pages, Kindle Edition
Published November 23, 2024
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About the author
Mikho Mosulishvili
41 books12 followersMikho Mosulishvili was born in 1962. He is a writer and playwright who graduated from Tbilisi State University’s geography-geology faculty in 1986. From 1981 to 1984 as a special second subject, film drama in the university’s faculty.
After 1986 he worked as a geologist in Georgia’s geographic-geophysical field teams and then as a newspaper journalist. For several years he translated art films from English to Georgian for various television companies.
He has published twenty-three novels, stories, plays, and translations. Twenty performances based on his plays in various Georgian theatres, as well as television and radio. He is co-author of the television serial Night of Small Stars (Georgian Television, Channel One, 1999).
His works have been translated into Japanese, Latvian, English, German, Russian and Armenian.
Mikho Mosulishvili awarded the Honor Medal by the government of Georgia in 1998, and in 2024, he received the Saguramo Prize from the Ilia Chavchavadze Saguramo State Museum for his complete body of work in the Prose category.
"As it seems to me, the writer's skill lies not only in writing but also in removing everything unessential." - the motto by Mikho Mosulishvili.
After 1986 he worked as a geologist in Georgia’s geographic-geophysical field teams and then as a newspaper journalist. For several years he translated art films from English to Georgian for various television companies.
He has published twenty-three novels, stories, plays, and translations. Twenty performances based on his plays in various Georgian theatres, as well as television and radio. He is co-author of the television serial Night of Small Stars (Georgian Television, Channel One, 1999).
His works have been translated into Japanese, Latvian, English, German, Russian and Armenian.
Mikho Mosulishvili awarded the Honor Medal by the government of Georgia in 1998, and in 2024, he received the Saguramo Prize from the Ilia Chavchavadze Saguramo State Museum for his complete body of work in the Prose category.
"As it seems to me, the writer's skill lies not only in writing but also in removing everything unessential." - the motto by Mikho Mosulishvili.
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