EPISODE · Jan 14, 2026 · 8 MIN
“Hard by a Great Forest” by Leo Vardiashvili
from All About Books · host Nebraska Public Media
In the novel “Hard by a Great Forest” by Leo Vardiashvili, two brothers and their father struggle with the past and people they left behind after fleeing the former Soviet Republic of Georgia. Hear a review of this story about the collective trauma of war and the unbreakable spirit of the people who survive and remember those who did not.
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