Davit Gabunia | |
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 Davit Gabunia at a conference in
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| Native name | დავით გაბუნია |
| Born | April 12, 1982 Poti, Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti |
| Occupation | Translator, playwright, and author |
| Language | Georgian |
| Nationality | Georgian |
| Education | Tbilisi State University |
| Notable works | Falling Apart |
| Notable awards | Duruji Award |
Davit Gabunia ( Georgian: დავით გაბუნია; born April 12, 1982) [1] is a Georgian translator, playwright, and author. Inside Georgia, Gabunia is known for having translated the Harry Potter series of novels, as well as for being an outspoken pro-Europeanist. [2] His debut novel, Falling Apart (დაშლა), was published in 2017, [3] when it became a bestseller in Georgia. [4]
Gabunia has twice won the Duruji Award (თეატრალური პრემია „დურუჯის“) for the best new play of the year, as well as the SABA award ( საბა (ლიტერატურული პრემია)) for best drama for his play Plays (პიესები). [4] Some of his works have been translated into German. [5]
Gabunia was born in Poti, Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti, which at the time was part of the Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic. In 2003, he graduated from Tbilisi State University with a degree in English language and literature. [6] Gabunia is openly gay. [7]
- ^ "ინტერვიუ დავით გაბუნიასთან" [Interview with David Gabunia]. ნეტგაზეთი (Netgazeti) (in Georgian). Retrieved 2019-06-17.
- ^ Georgia between Europe and Stalin (YouTube video). Deutsche Welle. 2019-04-13.
- ^ "Falling Apart – by modern Georgian writer Davit Gabunia". GeorgianJournal. Retrieved 2019-06-17.
- ^ a b "Gabunia, Davit". Georgia National Book Center. Government of Georgia. Retrieved 2019-06-17.
- ^ "Davit Gabunia". Deutsches Theater. Retrieved 2019-06-17.
- ^ Gabunia, Davitʿ (2013). პიესები / დავით გაბუნია (in Georgian). ISBN 9789941114465.
- ^ "Georgia on the Move". Deutsche Welle. 12 April 2019. Archived from the original on 11 July 2021. Retrieved 2 October 2020.
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Davit Gabunia | |
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Davit Gabunia at a conference in
Warsaw, Poland. | |
| Native name | დავით გაბუნია |
| Born | April 12, 1982 Poti, Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti |
| Occupation | Translator, playwright, and author |
| Language | Georgian |
| Nationality | Georgian |
| Education | Tbilisi State University |
| Notable works | Falling Apart |
| Notable awards | Duruji Award |
Davit Gabunia ( Georgian: დავით გაბუნია; born April 12, 1982) [1] is a Georgian translator, playwright, and author. Inside Georgia, Gabunia is known for having translated the Harry Potter series of novels, as well as for being an outspoken pro-Europeanist. [2] His debut novel, Falling Apart (დაშლა), was published in 2017, [3] when it became a bestseller in Georgia. [4]
Gabunia has twice won the Duruji Award (თეატრალური პრემია „დურუჯის“) for the best new play of the year, as well as the SABA award ( საბა (ლიტერატურული პრემია)) for best drama for his play Plays (პიესები). [4] Some of his works have been translated into German. [5]
Gabunia was born in Poti, Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti, which at the time was part of the Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic. In 2003, he graduated from Tbilisi State University with a degree in English language and literature. [6] Gabunia is openly gay. [7]
- ^ "ინტერვიუ დავით გაბუნიასთან" [Interview with David Gabunia]. ნეტგაზეთი (Netgazeti) (in Georgian). Retrieved 2019-06-17.
- ^ Georgia between Europe and Stalin (YouTube video). Deutsche Welle. 2019-04-13.
- ^ "Falling Apart – by modern Georgian writer Davit Gabunia". GeorgianJournal. Retrieved 2019-06-17.
- ^ a b "Gabunia, Davit". Georgia National Book Center. Government of Georgia. Retrieved 2019-06-17.
- ^ "Davit Gabunia". Deutsches Theater. Retrieved 2019-06-17.
- ^ Gabunia, Davitʿ (2013). პიესები / დავით გაბუნია (in Georgian). ISBN 9789941114465.
- ^ "Georgia on the Move". Deutsche Welle. 12 April 2019. Archived from the original on 11 July 2021. Retrieved 2 October 2020.
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