Guram Rcheulishvili გურამ რჩეულიშვილი | |
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| Born | July 4, 1934 Tbilisi, Georgia |
| Died | August 23, 1960 Gagra, Georgia |
| Resting place | Vake Cemetery, Tbilisi |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Language | Georgian language |
| Nationality | Georgian |
| Education | Tbilisi State University, Historical faculty |
| Period | 1957-1960 |
Guram Rcheulishvili (Georgian: გურამ რჩეულიშვილი; July 4, 1934, in Tbilisi, Georgia ― August 23, 1960, in Gagra, Georgia) was a Georgian writer.
Guram Rcheulishvili was born on July 4, 1934, in Tbilisi. In 1957 he graduated from the historical faculty at Tbilisi State University. His first stories, which were printed in the newspaper Tsiskari in 1957, brought him great success. During his life, only some of his works were published. His collected works, Salamura, were published after his death, in 1961. Rcheulishvili’s prose attracted readers by its style, dialogues, and ideas. His works remain popular. Guram Rcheulishvili’s works have been translated into German, Hungarian, Bulgarian, Lithuanian, Czech, and Russian. He died in Gagra on August 23, 1960, at age 26 while saving an unknown Russian girl in a rough sea. He is buried in Tbilisi, at Vake Cemetery.[1]
