Anything can happen Author:George and Helen Waite Papashvily George Papashvily is best remembered for his book, Anything Can Happen, the true account of one (Georgian) immigrant's discovery of America and his adjustment to the "strange" customs of his chosen land. The book reportedly sold 600,000 copies, was translated into fifteen foreign languages, and was adapted for a motion picture in 1952. Saturday ... more »Review of Literature: "Mr. Papashvily's book is an interesting, psychological case-study in the adjustment of the alien, written in terms of personal experiences--each one of which is viewed, in retrospect, with rich enjoyment and humor that the author felt. His humor proves contagious: it communicates itself to the reader and leaves him smiling at the happy ending to this tale of tribulation and bewilderment."« less