SHIPS DIRECTLY FROM AMAZON, delivery tracking number, no-hassle return policy. It is a huge book. Heartily recommended. STARRED REVIEW Edward B. Cone, Library Journal, This is a long, rewarding novelably translated through a collaborative process. The development of the characters is very careful, detailed, and logical. There are many other memorable characters weaving through the story, who get tangled up in this formidable family. It is a coup!, Not only in its length does this novel resemble the work of Boris Pasternak. Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 31, 2020, Nino Haratischvilis The Eighth Life is a multi-generational saga focusing on a Georgian family and written by Niza Jashi for her 12 year-old niece, Brilka, which spans six generations of the Jashi family, the first of whom is Niza's great-great-grandfather, a master chocolatier whose secret recipe for a hot chocolate drink is so addictive that it must be used sparingly in order to avert totally enslavement. This is a big book. The writing is rich and the characters full-blooded. Haratischvili has created a fascinating cast (and its easy to imagine it as a television series) whose lives illuminate some of the greatest events of the 20th century. Declan ODriscoll, The Irish Times, Elegant it demonstrates a technical mastery, impressively sustained The Eighth Life is more than a family saga: it is an ode, a lamentation, a monumentto Georgia, its people, its past and future. Bryan Karetnyk, TLS, The Eighth Life is capacious, voluble, urgent, readable, translated heroically and sparklingly by Charlotte Collins and Ruth Martin. Julian Evans, The Telegraph, Spanning six generations of a family between 1900 and the 21st century, its characters travel to Tbilisi, Moscow, London and Berlin in an epic story of doomed romance that combines humor with magic realism. Marta Bausells, The Guardian, Ten of the best new books in translation, Nino Haratischvili's elegant epic is a triumph of both authorship and painstaking translation The Eighth Life is an unforgettable love letter to Georgia and the Caucasus, to lives led and to come, and to writing itself. The Economist, The Eighth Life is a lavish banquet of family stories that can, for all their sorrows, be devoured with gluttonous delight. Maurice Albert Van Orden, 89, passed away July 16, 2020.Maurice was born December 6, 1930 in Thomas, Idaho to Jacob Lewis and Wilhelmina Steubesand Van Orden. 3 Stars. , has been translated into many languages and is an international bestseller. The Eighth Life is more than a family saga: it is an ode, a lamentation, a monumentto Georgia, its people, its past and future." Bryan Karetnyk, TLS " The Eighth Life is capacious, voluble, urgent, readable, translated heroically and sparklingly by Charlotte Collins and Ruth Martin." Julian Evans, The Telegraph Ruth Martin has a PhD in German literature and philosophy, and has been translating fiction and non-fiction books since 2009. widowed 1514. married to Charles Brandon, duke of Suffolk, on 3 March 1515 in Paris. Three Apples Fell from the Sky: The International Bestseller, Solovyov and Larionov: From the award-winning author of Laurus. Help others learn more about this product by uploading a video! Very talented author, brilliant book and good translation into English. This is a long novel, but it never feels slow. Customer Reviews, including Product Star Ratings help customers to learn more about the product and decide whether it is the right product for them. : Reviewed in the United States on February 13, 2021. But she was wrong., At the start of the twentieth century, on the edge of the Russian Empire, a family prospers. Nino Haratischvilis characters come to exuberant life. It is being translated into many languages and has already been a major bestseller on publication in Holland, Poland, and Georgia. I sketched a family tree to keep track of all the characters: pious aunts and mean stepmothers, wives and mistresses, lost lovers, poets and filmmakers and pianists and singers, secret agents and loyal soldiers, bandits, torturers, bastard children and favorite children, love triangles and ghosts. The family ties are knotted with dramatic societal changes, exposing them to all of society's strata. It makes for an engrossing book. : A little over 900 pages but once you get into it it's very hard to put down. The early chapters are full of portents as we await the arrival of the events we know will shatter the idyll. Prince Harry. This is a very long book that tells the story of four generations of a Georgian family, which started with the great-grandfather, a famous chocolatier. Full content visible, double tap to read brief content. The only thing I can say good is that over 900 pages and dozens of characters you always know who where and what is going on. This is probably my best book of the year. Redemption links and eBooks cannot be resold. Don't let someone tell you about this one, read it for yourself. To add the following enhancements to your purchase, choose a different seller. The ambitious, vivid and unflinching translation from the original German by Ruth Martin and Charlotte Collins is in itself a work of art, and deserves to win every translation prize going. Nino Haratischvilis The Eighth Life is a multi-generational saga focusing on a Georgian family and written by Niza Jashi for her 12 year-old niece, Brilka, which spans six generations of the Jashi family, the first of whom is Niza's great-great-grandfather, a master Nino Haratischvilis The Eighth Life is a multi-generational saga focusing on a Georgian family and written by Niza Jashi for her 12 year-old niece, Brilka, which spans six generations of the Jashi family, the first of whom is Niza's great-great-grandfather, a master chocolatier whose secret recipe for a hot chocolate drink is so addictive that it must be used sparingly in order to avert totally enslavement. Set over more than a hundred years in Georgia, we follow six generations of the Jashi family. The author's words are liquid so that one flows through this long novel. Book 2: her sister Christine, a great beauty, who falls into the clutches of 'Little Big Man' (Beria) and suffers a great wrong. I can't praise it enough. Alfred the Great to Elizabeth II. Unable to add item to List. They are completely believable because we know that life is not always easy. When Hoagy Carmichael and Stuart Gorrell wrote Georgia on My Mind they were of course not referring to the actual country with that name, but it seems as good a title as any for my review. He was the eighth of ten children.Mauric At home in two different worlds, each with their own language, she has been writing in both German and Georgian since the age of twelve. The novel is patched together from the memories of those who somehow survived, a testament to those who didnt. I felt part of this family as I traveled with them through time and history; as they shared with me all the threads of their woven carpet, generations old I loved this amazing book. Shannon Alden, Literati Bookstore, Its definitely the best work of fiction I've read in the last year. John Leake, Novel Bookstore, The scope is Tolstoyan: the drama of War and Peace, the emotion of Anna Karenina A sprinkling of Allendesque magic realism is added, along with a handful of spirits and a secret recipe for delicious and addictive hot chocolate that appears to curse those who drink it. Lizzy Siddal, The Riveter, The Eighth Life is capacious, voluble, urgent, readable, translated heroically and sparklingly by Charlotte Collins and Ruth Martin. Julian Evans, Stuff, If you only read one book this year make sure it is The Eighth Life Intricately crafted and addictive, The Eighth Life is an extraordinary, dramatic and compelling read The ambitious, vivid and unflinching translation from the original German by Ruth Martin and Charlotte Collins is in itself a work of art, and deserves to win every translation prize going. BookBlast, [A] generational saga of 20th-century Georgia with the drama and grandeur to be Georgias Gone With the Wind. Lit Hub, Everybody requires a new, vigorous narrative of European ideals, of the European past Nino Haratischwili has created this narrative in her new novel. Frankfurter Allgemeine Sonntagszeitung, Nino Haratischwili has written a great book: a book which ranges over a century and half of the globe; a book however, within whichas in the infants experienceeverything is only love and dread. King Henry VIII died on 28th January 1547. Great characters and greater relationships come and go and come again; the world shakes, and shakes some more, and the reader rejoices to have found at last one of those glorious old books in which you can live and learn, be lost and found, and make indelible new friends. Haratischvili, who writes in German, has said her book is personal rather than autobiographical. Heartily recommended., This is a long, rewarding novelably translated through a collaborative process. Edmund Moody of Bury St. Edmunds, county Suffolk, England, born probably about 1495, is the earliest person of the name from whom a descent has been proved in this particular family. It is moving, sincere, powerfully told. There is enough reference back to remind the reader of previous episodes although, inevitably in a book of nearly 1000 pages and with such an immense sweep of time, some of the references back feel like the ghosts of an ancient time. Reviewed in the United States on June 15, 2020. Both are justified The Eighth Lifethe story of a family, a country, a centuryis an imaginative, expansive, and important read. STARRED REVIEW Bethany Latham, Booklist, If its a family saga youre seeking, look no further than this grand tale The author gracefully interweaves the historical backdrop of her novel with the lives of her characters, thus adding depth to her story. History of Russia through the eyes of Women, Reviewed in the United States on December 5, 2020. I wished that, as I got deeper into the story, I built up a family tree, adding the most notable subsidiary characters, because as the century unfolds the canvas becomes crowded. It also has got the characters which would stay with me for long time. The world fell away and I fell, wholly, happily, into the book My breath caught in my throat, tears nestled in my lashes devastatingly brilliant. Wendell Steavenson, The New York Times Book Review, This multigenerational epic offers not only a critique of Soviet and Russian imperial ambitions but a necessary reappraisal of Georgian history. The New Yorker, [A]n exceptional, deeply evocative saga of an elite Georgian family as they endure the 20th centurys political upheavals, from before the Bolshevik Revolution through the post-Soviet era In heartfelt prose, Haratischvili seamlessly weaves the political upheaval around the characters into the love and loss in their lives. Trevin Wax encourages you to rethink some of our societys most common assumptions about identity and the road to happiness. Tumbling down the years, and across vast expanses of longing and loss, generation after generation of this compelling family hears echoes and sees reflections. And casting a long shadow through the century is the Little Big Man, the Georgian head of the NKVD who is only named in the very last pages of the novel. Catherine Parr, also spelled Katherine Parr, (born 1512died September 5, 1548), sixth and last wife of King Henry VIII of England (ruled 1509-47). The pair have two children, Viscount Severn James Mountbatten-Windsor and Lady Louise Mountbatten-Windsor. Both are justified The Eighth Lifethe story of a family, a country, a centuryis an imaginative, expansive, and important read. STARRED REVIEW Bethany Latham, Booklist, If its a family saga youre seeking, look no further than this grand tale The author gracefully interweaves the historical backdrop of her novel with the lives of her characters, thus adding depth to her story. It is a coup!, Not only in its length does this novel resemble the work of Boris Pasternak. Reviewed in the United States on September 18, 2022, Beautifully written. Generation after generation, the Jashis partake of the chocolate. Please use a different way to share. It's the story of six generations of the Jashi family, written by Niza, the fifth generation, while she's in exile in Germany, for her troubled, autistic niece Brilka. House of Plantagenet. , Publication date An epic family saga beginning with the Russian Revolution and swirling across a century, encompassing war, loss, love requited and unrequited, ghosts, joy, massacres, tragedy. Instead there were two moments, one after another, of delicately wrought sacrifice. If a small amount of the ingredients are added to normal chocolate, so it becomes a must have product, but to make the actual hot chocolate drink is believed by the women to be cursed and can even lead to an addiction. Please try again. If you are patient - more than 1000 pages - I truly recommend it. These promotions will be applied to this item: Some promotions may be combined; others are not eligible to be combined with other offers. What I liked is that the author places the characters in the historic period they are living but never gives so much information to turn it into a history book. As the life of this family progresses we learn some of the history of this country, always threatened by the Russians and in continuous wars with its neighbors or even civil wars to overthrow one government or another. Princess Mary Tudor, queen of France and duchess of Suffolk. She lives in Berlin. Royal Family. This is a big book. Her third novel, The Eighth Life, has been translated into many languages and is an international bestseller. I have certainly met enough women in my life who have expressed this explicitly, especially the stories shared by their mothers and grandmothersthe implication being that we dont get enough of these stories in literature or biographies. Learn more. As in 900 pages covering generations of a single family, of the remarkable events and amazing women, in particular, who defined this lineage from the Bolshevik occupation of the country to the early twenty-first century. No markings or highlighting. It is a very long book, but I regret when I finished reading it. Follow authors to get new release updates, plus improved recommendations. Not only is this a compelling, sweeping, epic novel about Russia, it is also told from the point of view of the women who suffered, fought, and saw the world through a different lens. The sweep is 100 years, 5 generations of life, mostly in Georgia and Russia, but also western Europe. Simply put, Once I finished this amazing family tale, the gold is worn off the cover in places, but the memories that made for a story told well will remain with me. Henry was the second monarch of the House of Tudor, succeeding his father, Henry VII. Reviewed in the United States on September 18, 2022, Beautifully written. Many novels have grand ambitions. Modern western style writing ruins the story. The Eighth Life is a stunning historical lesson of life. Interesting fact about Prince Edward: He is the one sibling of King Charles who has not. [A]n epica magnificent, sprawling family saga that captures the suffering and pride of the Georgian people throughout the tumult of the twentieth century. It owes its success to a delicious chocolate recipe, passed down the generations with great solemnity and caution. It is the story of a people living and thriving and struggling to survive through wars and in the grip of a totalitarian empire. The book concludes with a devastatingly brilliant announcement of hope, a new chapter, titled with her nieces name, yet unwritten. Now-King Charles. One of the things I like about the novel is that it doesn't just split the story up into parts, as the structure suggests, but sweeps the whole into one great narrative, so that we follow all the main characters throughout their lives. In its German edition, The Eighth Life was a bestseller, and won the Anna Seghers Prize, the Lessing Prize Stipend, and the Bertolt Brecht Prize 2018. The dynasty begins with a master chocolate maker who has developed a recipe for a chocolate drink that induces an ecstatic mood - but, as the more superstitious of the family believe, it also carries a curse. It is epic, fast-moving, full of dashed hopes, vanity, mystery, bureaucracy, brutality, intimate moments amidst seismic, impenetrable forces, private motives competing and sometimes cooperating with nationalistic predispositions, art trying to find a footing against mechanistic and formulaic forces. Reviewed in the United States on August 17, 2022, Please, first read, and then decide it's a Russian story or GEORGIAN, Reviewed in the United States on February 11, 2021. My breath caught in my throat, tears nestled in my lashes. The red century devours a family, and history comes with a pinch of chocolateLike Water for Chocolate, even. Brigitte, The Eighth Life is a sprawling family saga, to be savored for its grandeur, scope and scale Interwoven with love, loss, trumps and tragedy are the uncanny impacts of a family recipe for divine hot chocolate, which just might carry a curse enthralling and satisfying. FIVE STARS Maureen Eppen, Good Reading, This multi-award winning novel is a riveting read You too often want to pause and appreciate delightful twists, intriguing concepts, the catch-your-breath unexpected. The Australian, The Eighth Life is the sort of book that sweeps you along, sustaining a tremendous feeling of urgency, as if the narrator is desperate to get it all out, get it all on paper, before the family curse catches up with her. The Saturday Paper, A harrowing, heartening and utterly engrossing epic novel astonishing A subtle and compelling translation by Charlotte Collins and Ruth Martin (on the heels of a Georgian version earlier this year) should make this as great a literary phenomenon in English as it has been in German. The Guardian, This is one for long-haul flights or the Christmas lock-in. Aer Lingus, Discover more of the authors books, see similar authors, read author blogs and more. Haratischvili has created a fascinating cast (and its easy to imagine it as a television series) whose lives illuminate some of the greatest events of the 20th century., Elegant it demonstrates a technical mastery, impressively sustained, is more than a family saga: it is an ode, a lamentation, a monumentto Georgia, its people, its past and future., is capacious, voluble, urgent, readable, translated heroically and sparklingly by Charlotte Collins and Ruth Martin., Spanning six generations of a family between 1900 and the 21st century, its characters travel to Tbilisi, Moscow, London and Berlin in an epic story of doomed romance that combines humor with magic realism., , Ten of the best new books in translation, Nino Haratischvili's elegant epic is a triumph of both authorship and painstaking translation, is an unforgettable love letter to Georgia and the Caucasus, to lives led and to come, and to writing itself., is a lavish banquet of family stories that can, for all their sorrows, be devoured with gluttonous delight. The world fell away and I fell, wholly, happily, into the book My breath caught in my throat, tears nestled in my lashes devastatingly brilliant. Wendell Steavenson, The New York Times Book Review, This multigenerational epic offers not only a critique of Soviet and Russian imperial ambitions but a necessary reappraisal of Georgian history. The New Yorker, [A]n exceptional, deeply evocative saga of an elite Georgian family as they endure the 20th centurys political upheavals, from before the Bolshevik Revolution through the post-Soviet era In heartfelt prose, Haratischvili seamlessly weaves the political upheaval around the characters into the love and loss in their lives. Having to navigate their way through the dangers and horrors of the situation they find themselves in, so we are taken right into the truth of the utopian dream that was never realised and the brutality that came instead, that which affected so many people. , Word Wise I have certainly met enough women in my life who have expressed this explicitly, especially the stories shared by their mothers and grandmothersthe implication being that we dont get enough of these stories in literature or biographies. Reviewed in the United States on October 4, 2021. The novel tells the story of a Georgian family across the 20th century the red century, as the narrator, Niza, describes it, a century that cheated and deceived everyone, all those who hoped.. And with the weather as I write this becoming more autumnal it is ideal for curling up with a nice big book to pass away the cooler nights. : It is sure to be an instant classic. He spent 70 years as first in line for the throne. 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