Davit Gabunia
Davit Gabunia at a conference in Warsaw, Poland.
Davit Gabunia at a conference in Warsaw, Poland.
Native name
დავით გაბუნია
Born (1982-04-12) April 12, 1982 (age 41)
Poti, Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti
OccupationTranslator, playwright, and author
LanguageGeorgian
NationalityGeorgian
EducationTbilisi State University
Notable worksFalling Apart
Notable awardsDuruji 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]

Personal life

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]

See also

References

  1. ^ "ინტერვიუ დავით გაბუნიასთან" [Interview with David Gabunia]. ნეტგაზეთი (Netgazeti) (in Georgian). Retrieved 2019-06-17.
  2. ^ Georgia between Europe and Stalin (YouTube video). Deutsche Welle. 2019-04-13.
  3. ^ "Falling Apart – by modern Georgian writer Davit Gabunia". GeorgianJournal. Retrieved 2019-06-17.
  4. ^ a b "Gabunia, Davit". Georgia National Book Center. Government of Georgia. Retrieved 2019-06-17.
  5. ^ "Davit Gabunia". Deutsches Theater. Retrieved 2019-06-17.
  6. ^ Gabunia, Davitʿ (2013). პიესები / დავით გაბუნია (in Georgian). ISBN 9789941114465.
  7. ^ "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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