Tamaz Chiladze

Tamaz Chiladze თამაზ ჭილაძე
Born	(1931-03-05)5 March 1931 Signagi, Georgia
Died	28 September 2018(2018-09-28) (aged 87) Tbilisi, Georgia
Occupation	Writer, dramatist, poet
Alma mater	Tbilisi State University
Relatives	Otar Chiladze (brother)

Tamaz Chiladze (Georgian: თამაზ ჭილაძე; 5 March 1931 – 28 September 2018) was a Georgian writer, dramatist and poet. He was the elder brother of Georgian writer Otar Chiladze.

Biography

Chiladze was born to a family of an economist and a writer in 1931 in Signagi, Georgia. He graduated from the Department of Philology of Tbilisi State University in 1954. In the same year, Chiladze published his first collection of poems. Ciskari magazine printed his first story, Taking the Walk with the Pony Phaeton. In 1965, his play The Aquarium was staged at the Rustaveli Theater. He had since been recognized as the author of the anthology of Georgian classical dramaturgy. According to the author, the first critic of his writings was his mother, who was a poet herself.

Works and awards

Chiladze's works have been translated into different languages. He was awarded several prizes, among them the Shota Rustaveli National Prize and the First Prize of West German Broadcasting for the radio-play The Paradise Quartet.

Novels

• The Wander by Pont Cart
• Winter is Over
• The Pond
• The Sunset Lights
• The Brueghel Moon

Poems

• The Sun Dial
• The Memory
• The December Sun
• The Noon

Plays

• The Debutante's Role
• The Eighth Floor Nest
• The Aroma Grass of Arabia
• The Day We Met
• The Farewell to Lions