Form 100 is a tragic, multi-faceted detective novel. It follows the story of Zaza Zandukeli, an unemployed writer with an elderly grandmother. One day, a film studio offers Zaza the chance to compose a script about the story that has troubled him for years: the suicide of Martha, a former lover. Martha and Zaza were childhood friends, but her family had always been plagued by severe moral and existential problems. Following the arrest of Martha’s brother, her mother went abroad for work. Left to her own devices, Martha encounters an investigator who promises her welfare and her brother’s release in exchange for engaging in sexual contact with five boys of her age. Experiencing severe psychological pressure and being spied on daily, she willingly agrees to the deal. Shortly after, Martha – broken physically and spiritually – hangs herself in her room. These events do not go unforgotten. As the five boys grow up and go their own ways in life, they remain forever haunted by their evil deed.
Sobre o autor
Zviad Kvaratskhelia is a contemporary Georgian writer. He graduated from the Faculty of Jurisprudence at the Shota Meskhia Zugdidi State Institute in Georgia. From 2007 to 2008, Kvaratskhelia worked as the art editor of the public magazine Premieri. Shortly after, from 2010 to 2011, he worked as the deputy editor of the Kartuli Mtserloba magazine. Currently, he is the publishing projects coordinator and editor-in-chief for the Intelekti and Artanuji publishing houses. He is also the author and editor of several publication projects. He has published short stories and literary essays in Georgian periodicals, and his work has been translated to Turkish, Azerbaijani and English. In 2014, his book ‘Form 100’ won the prestigious SABA Award.