Bela Chekurishvili
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| Born | Bela Chekurishvili 25 December 1974 Vachnadziani, Georgian SSR, USSR |
| Occupation | poet, short story writer, journalist |
| Genre | poetry |
| Literary movement | Postmodernism, Metamodernism |
| Notable works | We, the Apple trees, (2016) |
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Bela Chekurishvili (Georgian: ბელა ჩეკურიშვილი; born 25 December 1974) is a poet and journalist from Georgia.
Biography[edit]
Chekurishvili was born on 25 December 1974 in Vachnadziani, Gurjaani.[1] After finishing school she studied Georgian language and literature at Tbilisi State University.[2] From 1998 to 2013, Chekurishvili worked as a journalist, for various magazines and newspapers in Georgia.[3] She then began further PhD study on comparative literature, hosted by Tbilisi State University and the University of Bonn.[2] In her spare time she is a mountaineer.[4]
Chekurishvili's poetry was first published in 1989.[2] She writes in Georgian and German and her work has been translated into Russian, Italian, French and English.[2] In her poetry she depicts everyday life: from lumberjacks to prostitutes, housewives to refugees.[5] Her poetry is published in several volumes and she has also published a volume of short stories.[6]
Books[edit]
- Mein kleines Insektarium, Distillery Verlag, Berlin,[7] 2022
- Nana's horse, Intelekti Publishing, 2020
- Barefoot, Wunderhorn Publishing, Heidelberg, 2018
- Picnic on the mountain (with linocuts by Zoppe Voskuhl), Corvinus Presse Berlin, 2018
- Detector of nudity, Intelekti Publishing, 2016
- We, the Apple trees, Wunderhorn Publishing, Heidelberg, 2016
- Tales from the banks of the Rhine, Intelekti Publishing, 2016
- Sisyphus' Question, Diogene Publishing, 2012
- Postcards, Meridiani Publishing, 2009
- Either – Or, Leta Publishing, 1998
References[edit]
- ^ "ბელა ჩეკურიშვილი". armuri.georgianforum.com (in Georgian). Retrieved 3 April 2020.
- ^ a b c d "book.gov.ge – Author – CHEKURISHVILI BELA". book.gov.ge. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
- ^ e.V, Tourismusverband Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. "Lesung: "Bela Chekurishvili"". Tourismusverband Mecklenburg-Vorpommern e.V. (in German). Retrieved 3 April 2020.
- ^ "Bela Chekurishvili | gezett – Büro für Fotografie". www.gezett.de. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
- ^ "Tauben im Transit". jungle.world (in German). Retrieved 3 April 2020.
- ^ "Bela Chekurishvili – Fixpoetry". www.fixpoetry.com. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
- ^ Bela Chekurishvili: Mein kleines Insektarium
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