Zaza Burchuladze

Zaza Burchuladze (; born 9 September 1973 in Tbilisi, Georgia) is a contemporary postmodern Georgian novelist and dramatist. Currently, he lives and works in Berlin, Germany.

Biography Zaza Burchuladze graduated with honors from the monumental and ornamental painting department of Tbilisi State Academy of Arts.

Since 1998 he has been publishing his stories in Georgian newspapers and magazines. He worked as a freelance journalist for Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty while teaching literature and contemporary art at the Caucasian Media Institute

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.

His narratives often startle the audience with experimental writing and provocative themes. He writes about political conformity, violence and brutality, sexuality, and ideological and religious topics.

Burchuladze's books have been translated into several languages.