American Fairy Tales | Georgian Fiction

Collection of the stories told in first person by Dato Turashvili about times and acquaintances from his trip to the United States as The International Writing Program fellow.

American Fairy Tales is narrative nonfiction featuring very vivid characters from the author’s trip – other writers and their hosts. Storytelling style resembles a fairy tale, as according to the author, America itself is in between the fairy tale and reality.

Dato Turashvili is a bestselling Georgian author whose books are translated into 20 languages. Born in 1966, he studied literature, film and art history at Tbilisi, London and Madrid Universities. Most of
Dato Turashvili’s fiction is based on true events. His novel Flight from the USSR is a number-one bestseller in Georgia. Currently, he also works as a TV presenter and reviews new books on-air. He lives and works in Tbilisi.