Post-modernist discourse according to “Madatov’s Circle” Stories by Aka Morchiladze

Abstract

The origination of post-modernism as the newest literary directions is connected to spiritual crisis as a result of which individual style is hidden and the pluralism of views comes at first place. The co-existence of various views and interpretation of modern democratic thinking requires equality of style and genres. The compositions of “Double Coding” are created in which there are merged innovatory and traditional elements. They are intended for mass and elite readers as well.

Studying Georgian post-modernism is especially interesting. Post-modernist aesthetics has been assimilated by Georgian culture later but good grounds has been prepared for it as for the beginning of 90-s of XX century crisis achieved its peak in Georgia. There is an idea that it was fixed first in Georgian literature from literature of post-soviet countries in 60-s works of XX century. As the most people think post-modernist tendencies are shown in 90-s literature. In this aspect works of Aka Morchiladze are interesting. Beforehand Georgian literary critics was traditionally careful towards novelties. The best example of “Double Coding” is the writer himself who at the same time is author and historian, lecturer and sports reporter – journalist. On the other hand the writer is the member, co-author and reader of his own “sparkling” art world. His irony and own interpretations is the character of reader rather than of a writer. The usage of scabrous lexis and sociolect avoiding art prose for the end of XIX century and beginning of XX century is post-modernism as well. The chapters of novel “Flying Over Madatov and Back” is written with various sociolect. Therefore, discourse is diverse. Here, you can meet all together the style, manner and speaking language of past centuries.

Discourse of Aka Morchiladze as post-modernist writer is subject of interdisciplinary research. His works must demonstrate Georgian national signs and individual ones as well. The dynamic character of his peculiar discourse attracts attention as well.