Tamri Pkhakadze (; ka, თამრი ფხაკაძე; born 28 July 1957) is a

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writer, playwright, children's author and translator.

Biography

Tamri Pkhakadze was born in Tbilisi, Georgia. She graduated from Tbilisi State University in 1979 as a philologist. She has a PhD in philology. 1980-2006 she worked in the Old Georgian Literature department at the Shota Rustaveli Institute of Georgian Literature. In 2011 she has been working for the publishing house "Triasi" as editor in chief. She has published novels, collections of prose, plays and children’s books. Several children’s songs have been composed to her verses. Quite a few of her works have been staged in various theatres, among them ''Kitchen Gardening in a War Zone'', which has been performed in four different cities.

Works

Books

* ''Stop, Kira, Stop!'', Palitra L Publishing, 2022, * ''Long-nosed Sorcerer Marcia, King Chubby the First and Others'', Bakur Sulakauri Publishing, 2016, * ''Hymn of Alphabet'', Palitra L Publishing, 2012 * ''Three Tales for New Year'', Publishing House Triasi, * ''Digits in Motion'', Palitra L Publishing, 2012 * ''A Merry Train'', Palitra L Publishing, 2012 * ''The Adventure of Globus and Luka'', Pegasi Publishing, 2011, * ''Gio in Africa'', Palitra L Publishing, 2011, * ''Three Under the Sun'', Palitra L Publishing, 2011, * ''Kitchen Gardening in a War Zone'', Shemecneba Publishing, 2010, * ''Khachapuri'', Palitra L Publishing, 2010 * ''CV'', Shemecneba Publishing, 2009, * ''Three of Us and the Angel'', Bakur Sulakauri Publishing, 2007, * ''Flying'', Publishing House Abuli, 2007, * ''Passions'', Palitra L Publishing, 2006 * ''My Faraway I'', Diogene Publishing House, 2005 * ''Until We are Summoned'', Diogene Publishing House, 2003

Translations

Dina Rubina Dina Ilyinichna Rubina (russian: Дина Ильи́нична Ру́бина; he, דינה רובינה, born 19 September 1953 in Tashkent) is a Russian-Israeli prose writer. She is one of the most prominent Russian-language Israeli writers. B ...

— ''Petrushka's Syndrome'', Tbilisi, Palitra L Publishing, 2017,

Screenplays

* '' Vegetable garden in the conflict zone''Vegetable garden in the conflict zone (2022)
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Prizes and awards

* Nominated for

Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award The Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award ( sv, Litteraturpriset till Astrid Lindgrens minne) is an international children's literary award established by the Swedish government in 2002 to honour the Swedish children's author Astrid Lindgren (1907–200 ...

2015 for work dedicated to children * "Literary Palette" magazine Prize of 2005 for the story ''Kitchen Gardening in a War Zone'' * Literary Award SABA 2004 in the category The best Debut for the collection ''Until We are Summoned'' * Winner of Kvali association competition in 2003 for the story ''A Two-Faced Day''

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