"Nothing human is alien to me’ is a saying from the antiquity beyond which one can read a hidden message that literature in general and any text in particular should serve humans.

An individual with his destiny, pain and joy is central for Guram Megrelishvili. Any human carries an array of weaknesses which often become the reason of his conflict with the outside world.

European Elder is a collection of short stories united by the chief concept: people who are stranded in patriarchal stereotypes and distorted traditions but wish to change their lives.