About Vazha Gigashvili
Lived 1936 – 2017 (aged 81). Vazha Gigashvili was a Russian and Georgian writer, screenwriter, playwright, translator, novelist and short story writer.
Vaja Gigashvili (; ; (October 15, 1936 — December 31, 2017) was a Georgian writer and playwright.
Biography Gigashvili graduated in 1961 from Georgian Technical University, Faculty of Architecture, Urban Planning and Design. Afterwards, he worked as an architect, published several Georgian stories, novels, and translated stories of Thomas Pynchon. Also he is screenwriter award-winning movie The Legend of Suram Fortress. Some of his works have been translated into English, French and Russian.
His main works are Stories from a Poet Who Seldom Wrote Poems, 2017.
Works Books Stories from a Poet Who Seldom Wrote Poems, Tbilisi, Intelekti Publishing, 2017 Day and Time 1956-1966, Tbilisi, Intelekti Publishing, 2017 One Person Kaplanishvili, Tbilisi, Palitra L publishing, 2010 Warm bed and cold night, Tbilisi, Merani publishing, 2006 Hunting in Chong-Tash, Tbilisi, Nakaduli publishing, 1976
Literary prizes and awards Saguramo literary prize, 2009 Gold Medal of Pen Club, 2015
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Who was Vazha Gigashvili?
Georgian writer
When was Vazha Gigashvili born?
Vazha Gigashvili was born on 15 October 1936 in Tbilisi.
When did Vazha Gigashvili die?
Vazha Gigashvili died on 31 December 2017 in Tbilisi.
What was Vazha Gigashvili's occupation?
Vazha Gigashvili was a writer, screenwriter, playwright, translator, novelist and short story writer.
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Vazha Gigashvili was Russian and Georgian.
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