ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT NOVELS – “THE SNAKE SHIRT “

Abstract

By Grigol Robakidze outlines the problem of a Georgian man –Archil Makashvili (Archil Makashi) who was expelled abroad and now wants to return back to his native roots. The article also deals with the problem of his adaptation to the Georgian environment. The way from Hamdan to Sairme is the way of his spiritual purifying. The writer reflects this process on the mythical- traditional background. This way he revives the oldest myth in the XX c. prose.