Cultural institutions, officials send tributes after acclaimed writer Zurab Karumidze dies aged 66
Famous novels by Karumidze, who worked at the 20th-century literature research centre of the Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University, include Untergang or Journey through Europe, Dagny, or a Love Feast and Melia-Tulefia: Fox-trot. Photo via Writers' House of Georgia
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Georgian cultural institutions, industry professionals and officials on Tuesday sent their condolences to the family and colleagues of acclaimed Georgian writer Zurab Karumidze, who died at the age of 66.
The Georgian Writers' House and the National Library of the country, as well as various publishing houses, expressed their “deep sorrow” over Karumidze’s death, who in 2010 received the Saba Literary Prize for the Best Criticism, Essay or Documentary Prose for the book The Life of Jazz.
Famous novels by Karumidze, who worked at the 20th-century literature research centre of the Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University, include Untergang or Journey through Europe, Dagny, or a Love Feast and Melia-Tulefia: Fox-trot.
In 2018, his novel Dagny, or a Love Feast was ranked third in the top ten books of February by the popular German broadcaster SWR2.
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili on Sunday expressed his condolences to the family of Medea Amiranashvili, a recognised opera singer, who died at the age of 93.
Georgian cultural institutions, industry professionals and officials on Saturday sent their tributes after the passing away of the popular theatre and film actor Tengiz Archvadze at the age of 91.
Art professionals and officials from across Georgia on Monday sent their condolences to the family and colleagues of Temo Gotsadze, a recognised Georgian painter, who died at the age of 82.
Stage art professionals, troupes and officials from across Georgia on Friday sent their condolences to the family and colleagues of Gogi Kharabadze, a recognised actor of the domestic theatre and cinema scene and recipient of a range of state prizes, who died at the age of 81.
Cultural institutions, art professionals and officials from across Georgia on Sunday sent their condolences to the family and colleagues of acclaimed Georgian film director Otar Iosseliani, who died at the age of 89.
Georgian cultural institutions, the National Olympic Committee and officials on Thursday sent their condolences to the family and colleagues of the acclaimed Georgian actor, director, athlete and former member of the country’s Parliament who died at the age of 65.
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze on Saturday said he was “deeply saddened” by the death of legendary Georgian wrestler, two-time Olympic, four-time world and three-time European champion Levan Tediashvili at the age of 75.