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| Author | Otar Chiladze |
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| Original title | აველუმი |
| Translator | Donald Rayfield |
| Country | Georgia |
| Language | Georgian |
| Genre | Magic realism, Philosophical fiction |
| Publisher | Garnett Press |
Publication date | 1995. 16th 2013 in English. |
| Media type | Print (Hardback & Paperback) |
| Pages | 348 pages |
| ISBN | 9780956468314 |
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