Otia Ioseliani
Otia Ioseliani (Georgian: ოტია იოსელიანი) (June 16, 1930 – July 14, 2011) was a Georgian prose writer and dramatist, whose plays have been successfully staged in Georgia as well as in other countries of the former Soviet Union and East Germany.[1]
Biography
Otia Ioseliani was born in the village of
In the 1960s, Ioseliani first tried his hand at screen scripts and theatre plays, resulting, among others, in the comedies Until the Ox-Cart Turns Over (სანამ ურემი გადაბრუნდება, 1969) and Six Old Maids and a Man (ექვსი შინაბერა და ერთი მამაკაცი, 1971), which were successful enough to fill the theatres in East Berlin.[1]
Ioseliani died in 2011 at the age of 81. He was buried in the yard of his own house in his native Gvishtibi according to the will of the late writer.[3][4] Among his awards was Georgia's Order of Honor.[5]
References
- ^ ISBN 0198151918.
- ^ Ioseliani, Otia (1982). "Two on an Island" (Introductory article by Ariadna Ivanovskaya), p. 79. Soviet literature, Issues 7-12. Union of Writers of the USSR.
- ^ Famous Georgian Writer Otia Ioseliani Dies. July 14, 2011. Accessed April 10, 2012.
- ^ Otia Ioseliani to be Buried in the Yard of His House today. Georgian Journal. July 19, 2011. Accessed April 10, 2012.
- Administration of the President of Georgia. July 15, 2011. Accessed April 10, 2012.
External links
- Otia Ioseliani at the Georgian National Filmography
- Otia Ioseliani at IMDb