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Occupation
  
Writer

Literary movement
  
Nationality
  
Georgian

Books
  
The Literature Express

Name
  
Lasha Bugadze

Movies
  
Disorder

Role
  
Novelist


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Born
  
1 January 1977Tbilisi, Georgia (
1977-01-01
)

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Lasha Bugadze (born 1977) is a Georgian novelist and playwright. Among his noteworthy plays are Shocked Tatyana, which satirizes war heroism, and Soldier, Love, Bodyguard and ... the President.

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Information

Lasha Bugadze The Literature Express by Lasha Bugadze

Lasha Bughadze, born in Tbilisi in 1977. He graduated from I. Nikoladze Art College and Shota Rustaveli Theatre and Film Georgian State University, the Faculty of Drama and Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University, the Faculty of Art. He is the author of numerous novels and of plays that have been performed in many European cities. His works have been translated into French and English. Bughadze focuses his critical and ironic attention on inter-generational relationships and describes situations in which people fall victim to their prejudices, rigid ideas or stereotypes. He won the Russia and Caucasus Region category of the BBC International Radio Playwriting Competition in 2007 and one of the two top prizes in 2011 for his play The Navigator. Bughadze is a writer and presenter of literary programmes broadcast on radio and TV by the Georgian public broadcaster. He is also a gifted cartoonist. He lives and works in Tbilisi.

Awards

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  • Caricaturists’ Festival in Gabrov (Bulgaria) (1989)
  • Literary Award “Tsinandali” for the Best Play of the Year “Otar” (1999)
  • Literary Award “Saba” for the Best Play of the Year “Nugzar and Mephisto” (2003)
  • The book-shop chain “Parnassus” prize “The Bestseller of the Year” for the novel “The Last Bell” (2005)
  • Literary Award “Saba” for the novel “The Golden Era” (2006)
  • The book-shop chain “Parnassus” prize “The Bestseller of the Year” for the novel “Golden Era” (2007)
  • Russian Theatrical Prize “Triumph” in dramaturgy (2007)
  • Award of British Radio BBC for the play “When Taxi Drivers are Attacked” (2007)
  • The Second Prize at the Competition of Bakur Sulakauri Publishing “Top Fifteen Short-Stories (for the short-story “Home-work: * Rostom-Khan”, 2010)
  • Theatrical Award “Duruji” for the best contemporary Georgian play of 2011 (“Mothball”)
  • The winner of the BBC International Radio Playwriting Competition 2011 (The First Prize) for the play The Navigator * (translated into English by Maia Kiasashvili)
  • References

    Lasha Bugadze Wikipedia


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