Guram Rcheulishvili

Guram Rcheulishvili (Georgian: გურამ რჩეულიშვილი; July 4, 1934, in Tbilisi, Georgia ― August 23, 1960, in Gagra, Georgia) was a Georgian writer.

Guram Rcheulishvili
გურამ რჩეულიშვილი
BornJuly 4, 1934
Georgia, Tbilisi
DiedAugust 23, 1960
Georgia, Gagra
Resting placeTbilisi, Vake Cemetery
OccupationWriter
LanguageGeorgian language
NationalityGeorgian
EducationTbilisi State University, Historical faculty
Period1957-1960

Biography

Guram Rcheulishvili was born on July 4, 1934, in Tbilisi. In 1957 he graduated from the historical faculty at Tbilisi State University. His first stories, which were printed in the newspaper Tsiskari in 1957, brought him great success. During his life, only some of his works were published. His collected works, Salamura, were published after his death, in 1961. Rcheulishvili’s prose attracted readers by its style, dialogues, and ideas. His works remain popular. Guram Rcheulishvili’s works have been translated into German, Hungarian, Bulgarian, Lithuanian, Czech, and Russian. He died in Gagra on August 23, 1960, at age 26 while saving an unknown Russian girl in a rough sea. He is buried in Tbilisi, at Vake Cemetery.[1]

Bibliography

  • Salamura, a collection of short stories (1961)
  • Short Stories (1995)
  • Iulon Tragedy I, a dramatic novel, December 1958 (1994)
  • Shasha’s Revolution or Revolution in Ortachala on Cotton Row
  • Book in Six Volumes (2002-2008)
  • Slow Tango, short stories (2005)

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