Leo Kiacheli

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Leo Kiacheli

Leo Kiacheli (Georgian: ლეო ქიაჩელი) (born Leon Mikhailovich Shengelaia; 19 February 1884, Obudzhi village (now Tsalenjikha Municipality) – 19 December 1963, Tbilisi) was a Soviet and Georgian writer. He has been published since 1909, noted for the novels Gvadi Bigva, Tavadis Kali Maya (Princess Maya), Almasgir Kibulan, and Haki Adzba.[1]

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Leon Shengelaia
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Native name
ლეო ქიაჩელი
Born(1884-02-19)19 February 1884
Obuji, Kutaisi Governorate, Russian Empire
Died19 December 1963(1963-12-19) (aged 79)
Tbilisi, Georgian SSR, Soviet Union
Pen nameLeo Kiacheli
OccupationWriter
LanguageGeorgian
Period1909–1963
GenreRealism
Literary movementSocialist realism
Notable worksHaki Adzba(1933)
Gvadi Bigva(1936)
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Leo was born into a noble family. In 1904-1905 he studied at the Kharkov University. He participated in the Revolution of 1905-1907. In 1912 he left for Switzerland and returned to Georgia after the February Revolution of 1917.[2]

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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