Vaja Gigashvili (; ka, ვაჟა გიგაშვილი; (October 15, 1936 — December 31, 2017) was a
Georgian
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writer and playwright.
Biography
Gigashvili graduated in 1961 from
Georgian Technical University, Faculty of Architecture, Urban Planning and Design. Afterwards, he worked as an architect, published several Georgian stories, novels, and translated stories of
Thomas Pynchon. Also he is screenwriter award-winning movie
The Legend of Suram Fortress
''The Legend of the Suram Fortress'' ( ka, ამბავი სურამის ციხისა) is a 1985 drama film directed by Georgian SSR-born Soviet-Armenian director Sergei Parajanov and Georgian actor Dodo Abashidze. Sergei Parajanov ...
. Some of his works have been translated into English, French and Russian.
His main works are ''
Stories from a Poet Who Seldom Wrote Poems'', 2017.
Works
Books
* ''Stories from a Poet Who Seldom Wrote Poems'', Tbilisi, Intelekti Publishing, 2017
* ''Day and Time 1956-1966'',
Day and Time 1956-1966
/ref> Tbilisi, Intelekti Publishing, 2017
* ''One Person Kaplanishvili'', Tbilisi, Palitra L publishing, 2010
* ''Warm bed and cold night'', Tbilisi, Merani publishing, 2006
* ''Hunting in Chong-Tash'', Tbilisi, Nakaduli publishing, 1976
Literary prizes and awards
* Saguramo literary prize, 2009
* Gold Medal of Pen Club, 2015
References
External links
Vaja Gigashvili
The Legend of Suram Fortress (1985)
Vaja Gigashvili
Gigašvili, Važa
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Writers from Tbilisi
Male writers from Georgia (country)
1936 births
2017 deaths
Novelists from Georgia (country)
Screenwriters from Georgia (country)
Translators from Georgia (country)
20th-century translators