Lali Gulisashvili (IPA: [lali ɡulisaʃʷili]; Georgian: ლალი გულისაშვილი; 10 April 1955 – 28 January 2022) was a Georgian poet, teacher and philologist.
Lali Gulisashvili | |
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 Gulisashvili in 2020 | |
| Born | Lali Gulisashvili 10 April 1955 Giorgitsminda, Sagarejo Municipality, Georgian SSR |
| Died | 28 January 2022 (aged 66) Tbilisi, Georgia |
| Occupation | Poet, essayist |
| Genre | Poetry, Essay |
| Literary movement | classicism |
| Notable works | I Go To The Sky Through The Fog, 2020 |
| Website | |
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Life and career
editGulisashvili was born in the village of Giorgitsminda, Sagarejo Municipality, Georgia on 10 April 1955. She graduated from Tbilisi State University in 1977 as a philologist, and earned a PhD in philology.
Her verses were published in the newspaper Tbilisi State University and other periodical editions from 1972. She was also an author of four poetic collections. Gulisashvili's poems were turned into songs for the film Iavnana (1994), directed by Nana Janelidze.[1] These songs became hits on social networks.
Gulisashvili died in Tbilisi in January 2022, at the age of 66.[2]
Books
edit- I Go To The Sky Through The Fog, Poems, 2020, ISBN 978-9941-9719-5-2
- To My Son, Poems, Siesta Publishing, 2018
- Prayer For Spring,[3] Poems, Merani Publishing, 1989
- Coming Back To The Old House, Poems, Merani Publishing, 1985
Literary prizes and awards
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Honor Medal, awarded by the President of Georgia by the decree N573 on 31 August 1996[4]
References
edit- ^ "Iavnana (1994)". IMDb. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
- ^ "პოეტი ლალი გულისაშვილი გარდაიცვალა". kvira.ge. 28 January 2022. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
- ^ Sagazapʹxulo locʹva (Prayer For Spring) (Book, 1989). OCLC 837885303. Retrieved 2 February 2022 – via worldcat.org.
- ^ "The decree N573 by the President of Georgia". matsne.gov.ge. Retrieved 2 February 2022.