Maia Jaliashvili Mikheil Javaxishvili’s Neorealism as an Alternative to Modernism (Abstract) Mikheil Javakhishvili declared Neorealism, as definition of his creation. This was the twentieth century, 20-ies. In general, the two high flow was in a half of XX century in the Georgian Literature: on the one hand, Modernism, with its various branch (Symbolism, Impressionism, Expressionism, Futurism), and, on the other hand, Neorealism - of Javakhishvili’s prose, which was demonstrating the pulse of the epoch. Modernism was some kind of protest against Realism. It was a new chapter in the Georgian literary life, which was repeating the past experience and was developing a new perspective. Modernism used experience of the ancestors. Mikheil Javaxishvili’s Neorealism was some kind of Alternative to Modernism. Key words: Neorealism, Modernism, Mikheil Javaxishvili Mikheil Javaxishvili’s Neorealism as an Alternative to Modernism “Literature for me is not entertainment, nor someone else’s amusement. It’s not parnassus for wanderer, not is opened field for loiterer, but it’s originally a social activity, the writer is an objective and hard- working servant of the nation. Therefore we start a new-Neorealistic way”. Mikheil Javakhishvili declared Neorealism, as definition of his creation. This was the twentieth century, 20-ies. In general, the two high flow was in a half of XX century in the Georgian Literature: on the one hand, Modernism, with its various branch (Symbolism, Impressionism, Expressionism, Futurism), and, on the other hand, Neorealism of Javakhishvili’s prose, which was demonstrating the pulse of the epoch. Modernism was some kind of protest against realism. We said some kind, because it was a new chapter in the Georgian literary life, which was repeating past experience and was developing new perspective. We mean, that fact that Modernism used experience of the ancestors. For example, it is known that the aesthetics of Modernism regenerated ideals of Baroque, medieval dualism, allegorical images. For example, “The Blue Horns” was declaring Besik Gabashvili, Georgian poet of eighteenth century, as their ancestor, because they were linked their work to Besiki’s poetry In terms of music and metaphorical artistic style. Titsian Tabidze wrote: “The writer of the future must unite Rustaveli and Malarme” (Tabidze 2002: 91). Rustaveli, a Georgian classic poet, expressed the best traditions of Georgian culture and Malarme, French poet, was a symbol of modern western modernist aesthetics culture. In Georgia aesthetics of Modernism created distinguished writers, among them: Grigol Robakidze, The Blue horns, Niko Lortkipanidze, Konstantine Gamsakhurdia, Vasil Barnov, Demna Shengelaya, Leo Kiacheli. Mikheil Javakhishvili in his writing manner and artistic style was distinguished from everyone from the very beginning, when he appeared on the literary scene and published his first short stories. He wrote about the everyday problems of ordinary people's fate. His style was clear, transparent, and very rich lexical. His style continued the tradition of Georgian realistic writing, but at the same time, expressed a new height. At the time, in the first half of the twentieth century, the Georgian literature was more modernist style. Mikheil Javakhishvili realism was seen as an alternative to Modernism. Britannica Online Encyclopedia says: “Neorealism , Italian Neorealismo, Italian literary and cinematic movement, flourishing especially after World War II, seeking to deal realistically with the events leading up to the war and with the social problems that were engendered during the period and afterwards.