Chabua Amirejibi
ჭაბუა ამირეჯიბი Chabua Amirejibi | |
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Georgian SSR, Soviet Union (now Georgia) | |
Died | 12 December 2013 Tbilisi, Georgia | (aged 92)
Occupation | writer, novelist |
Nationality | Georgian |
Genre | Literary realism |
Notable works | Data Tutashkhia |
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Mzechabuk "Chabua" Amirejibi, (often written as "Amiredjibi", Georgian: მზეჭაბუკ "ჭაბუა" ამირეჯიბი; 18 November 1921 – 12 December 2013) was a Georgian novelist and Soviet-era dissident notable for his magnum opus, Data Tutashkhia, and a lengthy experience in Soviet prisons.
Early life and career
He was born in
Fame
Amirejibi's most famous novel and one of the best works in modern Georgian literature,
Later career
Amirejibi hailed the newly independent Georgia, and was elected to its
Amirejibi has been decorated with the highest civil orders of Georgia and several Russian and international literary awards.
Amirejibi briefly returned to politics in July 2009, when he joined the movement daitsavi sakartvelo ("Defend Georgia"), allied with the opposition to President Mikheil Saakashvili's government.[5] On November 16, 2010, he was consecrated as a Georgian Orthodox monk under the name of David.[6] Due to his health condition, the ceremony was conducted at the writer's own apartment.[7]
Bibliography
- The Road (collected stories) 1962
- My Ragger Uncle (collected stories) 1963
- The Bull’s Confession (collected stories) 1964
- Giorgi Burduli (Novel) 1965
- Data Tutashkhia (novel) 1973-1975
- Gora Mborgali (Novel) 1984-1994
- George the Brilliant (Novel) 2003
References
- ^ a b Mikaberidze, Alexander, ed. (2007). "Amirejibi, Chabua". Dictionary of Georgian National Biography Archived 2008-04-19 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved on 2007-04-09.
- ^ ISBN 0-7007-1163-5.
- ^ "Iconic Georgian Writer Chabua Amirejibi Dies At 92". Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. December 13, 2013. Retrieved December 14, 2013.
- Rayfield, Donald, "Georgian literature." Encyclopædia Britannica. 2008. Encyclopædia Britannica Online.Accessed on April 29, 2008.
- ^ New Pro-Opposition Movement Established. Civil Georgia. 2009-o7-10
- ^ Georgian Writer Chabua Amirejibi Consecrated as Monk. MediaNews. 2010-10-17
- ^ Chabua Amirejibi Consecrated as Monk and Renamed Davit Archived 2011-10-04 at the Wayback Machine. InterPressNews. 2010-10-16