Zaza Burchuladze

Zaza Burchuladze
Born 9 September 1973
Tbilisi, Georgia
Occupation Writer
Nationality Georgian
Literary movement Postmodernism

Zaza Burchuladze (Georgian: ზაზა ბურჭულაძე) (born 9 September 1973 in Tbilisi, Georgia) is a contemporary postmodern Georgian novelist.

Biography

Zaza Burchuladze graduated 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 and has been a blogger for Radio Free Eorope/Radio Liberty (Georgia).
Translated into Georgian books of Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Daniil Charms, Vladimir Sorokin.
Zaza Burchuladze's books have been translated into English, French, and Russian.

Zaza Burchuladze has often been targeted by Georgian orthodox church followers because of his work and public appearances. His books have been condemned and burnt couple times by groups of religious activists labelling his novels as immoral.

Bibliography

Novels

Inflatable Angel. Tbilisi, Bakur Sulakauri Publishing, 2011.
adibas. Tbilisi, Bakur Sulakauri Publishing, 2009.
Instant Kafka. Tbilisi, Siesta, 2005; Bakur Sulakauri Publishing, 2010.
Mineral Jazz. Tbilisi, Logos Press, 2003; Bakur Sulakauri Publishing, 2010.

Other Works

Norma, essays. Tbilisi, Bakur Sulakauri Publishing, 2012.
Conformist's Essays. Tbilisi, Bakur Sulakauri Publishing, 2010.
Instant Kafka, short stories. Tbilisi, Bakur Sulakauri Publishing, 2010.

Translations

Awards

Best Georgian Novel of the year for "Inflatable Angel", 2011.

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