Zaza Burchuladze

Zaza Burchuladze
Born (1973-09-09) September 9, 1973
Language Georgian
Nationality Georgian
Education Tbilisi State Academy of Arts
Genre Magic realism , Absurdity
Literary movement Postmodernism
Notable works Adibas (2009)

Zaza Burchuladze (Georgian: ზაზა ბურჭულაძე) (born 9 September 1973 in Tbilisi, Georgia) is a contemporary postmodern Georgian novelist and dramatist.

Biography

Zaza Burchuladze graduated from the monumental and ornamental painting department of Tbilisi State Academy of Arts. He began writing and publishing his books at the age of 24.

Since 1998 he has been publishing his stories in Georgian newspapers and magazines such as Alternative and Anabechdi (Fingerprint). He worked as a freelance journalist for Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty and taught literature and contemporary art at the Caucasian Media Institute [1]

Until 2001 Burchuladze published his works under a pen-name of Gregor Samsa. He translated the books of Fyodor Dostoyevsky and Daniil Kharms into Georgian.

Zaza Burchuladze' 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.

In Georgia, he is known not only for his scandalous novels: In 2007 he starred in Jaqo's Dispossessed, a film based on the novel of the same name by Mikheil Javakhishvili.

Burchuladze's books have been translated into English,[2] Russian,[3] French,[4] Italian,[5] German,[6] Polish[7] and Romanian.[8]

In 2011 Ilia State University awarded his book The Inflatable Angel their prize for 'Best Novel of the Year'.

Bibliography

Novels

  • Mineral Jazz, Tbilisi, Logos Press, 2003; Bakur Sulakauri Publishing in 2010
  • Gospel According to Donkey, Logos Press Publishing, 2005
  • Adibas, Tbilisi, Bakur Sulakauri Publishing, 2009
  • Inflatable Angel, Tbilisi, Bakur Sulakauri Publishing, 2011

Short story collections

  • Conformist Essays, Tbilisi, Bakur Sulakauri Publishing, 2010
  • Instant Kafka, short stories. Tbilisi, Bakur Sulakauri Publishing, 2010
  • The Other Key, Siesta Publishing House, 2008
  • Phonogram, Siesta Publishing House, 2008
  • A Letter to Mother, Azri Publishing, 2002

Film scripts

  • Mother, 2006
  • Nothing personal, 2012

Translations

  • Mineral Jazz, Russian, Ad Marginem, 2007
  • Instant Kafka, Russian, Ad Marginem, 2008
  • Adibas, Russian, Ad Marginem, 2011
  • Adibas, Polish, Claroscuro, 2011[9]
  • Instant Kafka, Romanian, Cartier, 2011

Literary awards

  • Tsinandali prize for Mineral Jazz, 2003
  • 15 Best Stories - BSP - Bakur Sulakauri Publishing literary award 2008 for the short story "Passive Attack"
  • Best Georgian Novel of the year for Inflatable Angel, 2011

References

  1. ↑ Andre, Thomas Radikalautor Burchuladze: Hardcore, dieser Hedonismus! Spiegel Online
  2. ↑ Burchuladze, Zaza (9 January 2014). "Adibas". Dalkey Archive Press. Retrieved 14 March 2018 – via Amazon.
  3. ↑ "Растворимый Кафка". Ozon.ru. Retrieved 14 March 2018.
  4. ↑ Burchuladze, Zaza (17 October 2013). "L'ange gonflable". L'Âge d'Homme. Retrieved 14 March 2018 – via Amazon.
  5. ↑ "adibas [978-88-8237-321-4]- by Zaza Burchuladze: Casa Editrice, Meridiano Zero". www.meridianozero.info. Retrieved 14 March 2018.
  6. ↑ "adibas". www.aufbau-verlag.de. Retrieved 14 March 2018.
  7. ↑ Ramírez, Juan Diego. "Adibas". claroscuro.pl. Retrieved 14 March 2018.
  8. ↑ "Zaza Burciuladze - Kafka instant. Povestiri - - elefant.ro". www.elefant.ro. Retrieved 14 March 2018.
  9. ↑ "Zaza Burczuladze" (in Polish). Retrieved 22 August 2018.
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