Manana Chitishvili

Manana Chitishvili (; born 13 November 1954, Korinta) is a Georgian poet and academic, whose works have been translated into five languages.

Biography Chitishvili was born on 13 November 1954 to an Ossetian family in the village of Korinta, near Akhalgori in South Ossetia. In 1974 she graduated from the Faculty of History and Philology at Gori State Teaching University. which continues a long tradition of Georgian tragic poetry. She is known for also introducing new rhythms to traditional poetic styles. Her work has been studied in the context of changed to women's lives during the twentieth century. Her poetry is also known for mimicking the mountain dialect Xevsurian.

Awards

Galaktion Tabidze Award