Otar Tschiladze
Otar Tschiladze ( Georgian ოთარ ჭილაძე ; born March 20, 1933 in Sighnaghi , Georgia , † October 1, 2009 in Tbilisi ) was a Georgian writer , poet and playwright . He is considered one of the classics of Georgian literature of the second half of the 20th century. After his death in 2009, he was given a grave of honor in the Mtatsminda pantheon .
Works
Poetry
- Trains and travelers , 1959
- Clay tablets , 1963
- The iron bed , 1965
- The year of light , 1967
- The child played at the request of the guests , 1968
- Nine Poemes , 1969
- The other side of the heart , 1974
- Think about life , 1984
Novels
- A man walked the way , 1973 - published in German ( Der Garten der Dariatschangi ) Matthes & Seitz, Berlin 2015, in the translation by Kristiane Lichtenfeld .
- That whoever finds me kill me , 1976, German under the title "... that whoever finds me kill me", Berlin 1983, published in a translation by Leonore Weist.
- Das Eiserne Theater , 1981, German published by Volk und Welt, Berlin 1988, translated by Kristiane Lichtenfeld.
- The Märzenhahn , 1987
- Awelum , 1995, German published by Volk und Welt, Berlin 1998, in the translation by Kristiane Lichtenfeld.
- The basket (Matthes & Seitz, Berlin 2018)
drama
- The labyrinth , 1990
literature
- Steffi Chotiwari-Jünger: The development of the Georgian historical novel. Micheil Jawachishvili, Konstantine Gamsachurdia, Grigol Abashidze, Tschabua Amiredshibi and Otar Tschiladze. Peter Lang, Frankfurt 1993, ISBN 3-631-45691-3 (on the novels: "... that anyone who finds me will kill me" and "Das Eiserne Theater" pp. 133–155)
- Steffi Chotiwari-Jünger: The struggle for love and freedom in the novel “Awelum” by Otar Tschiladze. In: "Georgica" 25 (2002), pp. 91-97.
Web links
- Literature by and about Otʹar Čilaje in the catalog of the German National Library
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Tschiladze, Otar |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | ჭილაძე, ოთარ |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Georgian writer |
DATE OF BIRTH | March 20, 1933 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Sighnaghi |
DATE OF DEATH | October 1, 2009 |
Place of death | Tbilisi |