Demna Schengelaia
Demna Schengelaia ( Georgian დემნა შენგელაია ; * 1896 in Satschilao , Samtredia district , † 1980 in Tbilisi ) was a Georgian writer.
Life
He was born the son of a railway employee. From 1920 he studied Georgian history, linguistics and folklore at the State University of Tbilisi and geology at the Tbilisi Polytechnic Institute. This was followed by a job for magazines and newspapers as well as for the Georgian Writers' Union.
Works
- sanavardo , novel, 1924
- guram baramandia , volume of short stories, 1925
- tbilisi , novel, 1925
- bata kekia , novel, 1931
- motxrobebi , ( short stories), short story volume , 1934, 1939, 1942, 1966
- irmis naxtomi , (Der Hirschsprung), novel, 1939
- ciskari , (Dawn), novel, 1940
- stagoneba , (The Inspiration), novel, 1940
- citeli qaqavo , (The Red Poppy), novel, 1948
- gansi , (The Treasure), collection of short stories, 1958
- sami romani , (three novels), novel, 1974
Schengelaia worked as a translator of works by Gorky, Lermontov, Ostrowskis and Pushkin into Georgian . In addition, he also published as a literary critic.
literature
- Steffi Chotiwari-Jünger : Demna Schengelaia In: The distant white peak. Georgian stories. Verlag Volk und Welt Berlin 1984, page 456 f.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Schengelaia, Demna |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Georgian writer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1896 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Satschilao , Samtredia County |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1980 |
| Place of death | Tbilisi |