Leo Kiacheli

Leo Kiacheli (Georgian: ლეო ქიაჩელი) (born Leon Shengelaia; February 7/February 19, 1884 - December 19, 1963, Tbilisi) was a Georgian novelist, short story writer, and journalist. He is noted for the novels Gvadi Bigva, Tavadis Kali Maya (Princess Maya), Almasgir Kibulan, and Haki Adzba.[1]

Leon Shengelaia
Native name
ლეო ქიაჩელი
BornFebruary 19, 1884
Obuji, Tsalenjikha Municipality, Georgia
DiedDecember 1963
Tbilisi, Georgian SSR, Soviet Union
Pen nameLeo Kiacheli
OccupationNovelist, Short story writer, Journalist
LanguageGeorgian
Period1909-1963
GenreRealism
Literary movementSocialist realism
Notable worksHaki Adzba(1933)
Gvadi Bigva(1936)

Major works

Novels and novellas

  • Tariel Golua (1916)
  • Almazgir Kibulan (1925)
  • Blood (1926—1927)
  • Tavadis Kali Maya (Princess Maya) (1927)
  • Haki Adzba (1933)
  • Gvadi Bigva (1936—1937)
  • Man of Mountain (1948)

References

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