TBILISI. ABOUT GEORGIA, PEOPLE AND WORKS - LECH KOŃCZAK

Discover a fascinating story about Georgia, its capital Tbilisi, and the people who create it. This book is not only a guide but also an essay on Georgian identity, in which the symbolic topography of the city tells about the country, its heritage, and its present. Immerse yourself in the history and culture of Georgia through the prism of its most important city.

• Unique perspective on Tbilisi and Georgia
• Essay on Georgian identity and heritage
• A story about the history, culture, and present of Georgia
• A guide to the most important places and buildings in Tbilisi
• By Lech Kończak, an outstanding expert on Georgia
• Twentieth volume of the Central Europe Library series

Lech Kończak, one of the most outstanding experts on Georgia in Poland, tells the story of both Tbilisi and its architecture, as well as of the entire Georgia - especially the last two centuries, the heritage of which still shapes the country and its inhabitants. This book is an invitation to a deeper understanding of Georgian culture and history, through the prism of its capital.

Tbilisi is a city with a Janus-like face - turned simultaneously towards Asia and towards Europe. A Caucasian metropolis, the Georgian cradle, for many centuries the most numerous urban cluster of Armenians. In short - the most important city south of the Caucasus and between the Caspian and Black Seas. Georgian ups and downs have inevitably left their mark on Tbilisi. It is a city of tensions and contrasts. The motherland of Georgia, and at the same time a space where national sanctities are constantly being revised. A chessboard on which a game is constantly being played, and tracking further castling leads deeper - towards fascinating processes of confrontation, settlement, reconciliation with oneself and with the past. Own and foreign…

The book is conceived as a kind of guide to the city and at the same time an essay on Georgian identity, in which the symbolic topography of the capital tells about the country, its heritage and its present. 9 selected places or buildings - such as Tatarski Square, Sioni Cathedral, the opera or the national pantheon on Mtacminda - are the starting point for presenting the most important historical moments and their significance, the creators and canonical works of Georgian culture. The twentieth volume of the Central Europe Library series edited by Prof. Jacek Purchla.

The hardcover edition has 312 pages in 218x189 mm format. Year of publication: 2022. Publisher: International Cultural Center.