Erlom Akhvlediani (Georgian: ერლომ ახვლედიანი; 23 November 1933 – 20 March 2012)[1] was a Georgian novelist and scriptwriter.
Erlom Akhvlediani | |
|---|---|
| Native name | ერლომ ახვლედიანი |
| Born | November 23, 1933 Tbilisi, Georgian SSR, USSR |
| Died | March 20, 2012 (aged 78) Moscow, Russia |
| Occupation | novelist, scriptwriter |
| Nationality | Georgian |
| Alma mater | Tbilisi State University |
| Notable awards | USSR State Prize Saba prize |
Akhvlediani was born in Tbilisi and graduated from Tbilisi State University in 1957, majoring in history. He took higher education courses at the All-Union State Institute of Cinematography in Moscow from 1962 to 1964. From 1962 to 1999, he wrote scripts for 18 films and starred in four movies. He authored three novels and several short stories, some of which have been translated in Russian, Armenian, Czech, German, Hungarian, and Arabic. Among many accolades Erlom Akhvlediani won were the USSR State Prize (1980) and the Georgian Literary Award SABA (2010).[2]
Works
edit- Aprili (1961)[3]
- Pirosmani (1969)
- The Journey of a Young Composer (1985)[4]
References
edit- ^ "Erlom Akhvlediani, Georgian National Filmography". Archived from the original on 10 June 2015. Retrieved 12 December 2013.
- ^ "Authors: Akhvlediani, Erlom". Georgian National Book Center. Archived from the original on 2 May 2016. Retrieved 2 May 2016.
- ^ Rush, Zachariah (2012-01-01). Beyond the Screenplay: A Dialectical Approach to Dramaturgy. McFarland. p. 44. ISBN 9780786491070.
- ^ Soviet Literature. Foreign Languages Publishing House. 1987. p. 178.
External links
edit- Erlom Akhvlediani at IMDb
- Erlom Akhvlediani Archived 2019-01-16 at the Wayback Machine on Georgian National Filmography