Zaza Burchuladze ( ka, ზაზა ბურჭულაძე) (born 9 September 1973 in Tbilisi, Georgia) is a contemporary postmodern
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novelist and dramatist. Currently, he lives and works in Berlin, Germany.
Biography
Zaza Burchuladze graduated from the monumental and ornamental painting department of
Tbilisi State Academy of Arts
The Tbilisi State Academy of Arts ( ka, თბილისის სახელმწიფო სამხატვრო აკადემია) is one of the oldest universities in Georgia and Caucasus. It is located in central Tbilisi near ...
.
Since 1998 he has been publishing his stories in Georgian newspapers and magazines. He worked as a freelance journalist for Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty and taught literature and contemporary art at the Caucasian Media Institute
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Radikalautor Burchuladze: Hardcore, dieser Hedonismus!
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Until 2001 Burchuladze published his works under a pen-name of
Gregor Samsa
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. He translated the books of
Fyodor Dostoyevsky
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and
Daniil Kharms
Daniil Ivanovich Kharms (russian: Дании́л Ива́нович Хармс; – 2 February 1942) was an early Soviet-era Russian avant-gardist and absurdist poet, writer and dramatist.
Early years
Kharms was born as Daniil Yuvachev ...
into Georgian.
His narratives often startle the audience with his experimental way of writing and the provocative themes that the author takes up and mostly are considered taboos. He writes about political conformity, stories about violence and brutality, addressing ideological and religious topics as well as sexuality.
Burchuladze's books have been translated into several languages.
Bibliography
Novels
* ''Tourist Breakfast'', Tbilisi, Bakur Sulakauri Publishing, 2015
* ''Inflatable Angel'', Tbilisi, Bakur Sulakauri Publishing, 2011
* ''
adibas'', Tbilisi, Bakur Sulakauri Publishing, 2009
* ''Instant Kafka'', Tbilisi, Bakur Sulakauri Publishing, 2005
* ''Mineral Jazz'', Tbilisi, Bakur Sulakauri Publishing in 2003
Translations
* ''Inflatable Angel'', German, Aufbau Verlag / Blumenbar, 2018
* ''Tourist Breakfast'', German, Aufbau Verlag / Blumenbar, 2017
* ''adibas'', Czech, Dobrovsky, 2016
* ''adibas'', German, Aufbau Verlag / Blumenbar, 2015
* ''Inflatable Angel'', Russian, Ad Marginem, 2014
* ''adibas'', English, Dalckey Archive, 2014
* ''Inflatable Angel'', French, L'Âge d'Homme, 2013
* ''adibas'', Russian, Ad Marginem, 2011
* ''Instant Kafka'', Russian, Ad Marginem, 2008
* ''Mineral Jazz'', Russian, Ad Marginem, 2007
Literary awards
* Work Stipend from Senate of Berlin, 2020
* „Brücke Berlin“ Prize for ''Tourist Breakfast'', 2018
* Best Georgian Novel of the year (Iliauni Prize) for ''Inflatable Angel'', 2011
* Best Georgian Novel of the year (Tsinandali prize) for ''Mineral Jazz'', 2003
References
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1973 births
Living people
Writers from Tbilisi
Tbilisi State Academy of Arts alumni
Postmodern writers