Aka Morchiladze
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Aka Morchiladze is the pen name of George Akhvlediani (გიორგი ახვლედიანი) (born November 10, 1966), a Georgian writer and literary historian who authored some of the best-selling prose of post-Soviet Georgian literature. Morchiladze’s work shows Georgian literature's reorientation in the early 21st century toward Western influences.
Born in Tbilisi
, Morchiladze graduated in 1988 from the Department of History, Tbilisi State University, where he has since taught. In the early 1990s, he worked as a journalist for yellow papers and Rezonansi Daily. Now he is a freelance author and publishes essays and columns in numerous Georgian magazines and newspapers.
He won Major Georgian literary award SABA four times for Novel of The Year.
Some of his novels were filmed and staged.
he has two children anastasia and zurab
Born in Tbilisi
Tbilisi
Tbilisi is the capital and the largest city of Georgia, lying on the banks of the Mt'k'vari River. The name is derived from an early Georgian form T'pilisi and it was officially known as Tiflis until 1936...
, Morchiladze graduated in 1988 from the Department of History, Tbilisi State University, where he has since taught. In the early 1990s, he worked as a journalist for yellow papers and Rezonansi Daily. Now he is a freelance author and publishes essays and columns in numerous Georgian magazines and newspapers.
Books
- Dogs of Paliashvili Street (1995)
- Flight over Madatov Island and Back (1998)
- To Disappear on Madatov Island (2001)
- Whale on Madatov Island (2004)
- Witches of Christmas Eve (2001)
- A Trip to Karabakh (1992) (Made into A filmA Trip to KarabakhA trip to Karabakh is a 2005 Georgian film directed by Levan Tutberidze and based on the 1992 book by Aka Morchiladze.-Plot:...
) - To Play a Patience in August (2001)
- The Other (2002)
- Christmas Night Witches (2002)
- Old Refugee Shop (2003)
- Santa EsperanzaSanta EsperanzaSanta Esperanza is a 2004 non-linear novel by Georgian writer Aka Morchiladze. Santa Esperanza can be read in any order, an unusual format for a novel.-Non-Linear format:...
(2004) - Mr Deaxley's Silent Box (2005)
- Maid in Tiflis (2007)
- Secret keeper's Belt (2008)
- Dream of Venus (2006)
- Paper Bullet (2004)
He won Major Georgian literary award SABA four times for Novel of The Year.
Some of his novels were filmed and staged.
he has two children anastasia and zurab
External links
- Once upon a time in Georgia: Sonja Zekri talks to Aka Morchiladze, author of "Santa Esperenza," one of the zaniest books of the season. Sign And Sight. 2006-12-13.
- James Hopkin takes a journey through Georgia's literary heritage
- 'It's carnage ...' Inside the genteel world of books.Carole Cadwalladr
- Die Siedler von Santa Esperanza, Elmar Krekeler