Tamri Pchakadze

Tamri Pchakadze (2014)

Tamri Pchakadze ( Georgian თამრი ფხაკაძე ; born July 28, 1957 in Tbilisi ) is a Georgian writer , playwright and translator .

Life

Tamri Pchakadze was born in Tbilisi in 1957. She studied at the Tbilisi State University, Faculty of Philology. From 1980–2006 she worked in the Georgian literature department at the Institute of Shota Rustaveli and received her doctorate. In 2011 she was the editor of the publishing house "Triasi".

She has published novels, prose collections, plays and children's books. Her verses have been adapted several times as children's songs. Her work has been staged in various theaters. "A garden in a war zone" was performed in about four different cities.

Works

Books in Georgian

Hymn of the alphabet, 2012
Three fairy tales for the New Year, 2012
Digits in motion, 2012
A happy train, 2012
The adventure of Globus and Luka, 2011, ISBN 978-9941-9179-8-1
Gio in Africa, 2011, ISBN 978-9941-413-59-9
Three under the sun, 2011, ISBN 978-9941-192-44-9
A Garden in a War Zone, 2010, ISBN 978-9941-9109-2-0
Khachapuri, 2010
CV, 2009, ISBN 978-9941-9108-4-5
Three of Us and the Angel, 2007, ISBN 978-99940-998-9-4
The Flying, 2007, ISBN 978-99940-69-26-2
Passions, 2006
Two of me, 2005
Until we are asked, 2003

Books in German

Gardening in the war zone, trans. v. Iunona Guruli, 2018, ISBN 978-3935597913

Translations

Dina Rubina - "Petrushka Syndrome", 2017, ISBN 978-9941-24-883-2

On Georgian radio

The Hour, 2002, directed by Badri Mikashawidze.
Until we will call, 2004, directed by Badri Mikashawidze.

Theater productions

Flying, State Theater of the City of Chulo, director Roin Surmanidze, 2009 and Municipal Theater of the City of Bolnissi, director Zurab Chwedelidze, 2010
A garden in a war zone, the state theater of the city of Sestaponi, director Mamuka Zerzvadse, 2010 and Freedom Theater in Tbilisi, director Awtandil Warsimaschwili, 2011

Prices

2015 - nominated for the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Prize for a work dedicated to children
2005 - "Literary Palette" magazine prize for the story "A Garden in a War Zone"
2004 - SABA literary award in the Best Debut category for the "Until We Are Called" collection
2003 - Winner of the Kvali unification competition for the story "A Two-Faced Day"

Web links

Individual evidence

personal data
SURNAME	Pchakadze, Tamri
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Pchakadze, Tamri; Fkhakadze, Tamri; Pkhakadze, Tamri; Pʻxakaże, Tʻamri; თამრი ფხაკაძე (Georgian)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Georgian writer
DATE OF BIRTH	July 28, 1957
PLACE OF BIRTH	Tbilisi

[1] Shota Rustaveli Institute of Georgian Literature

[2] "Georgia guest of honor, new publications in German, autumn 2017 - December 2018", page 9.

[3] Globusas da Lukas tʻavgadasavali