Konstantine Gamsakhurdia
Konstantine Gamsakhurdia კონსტანტინე გამსახურდია | |
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| Born | May 3, 1893 |
| Died | July 17, 1975 (aged 82) |
| Occupation | writer, poet, social activist |
| Language | Georgian |
| Nationality | Georgian |
| Literary movement | Expressionism, Literary modernism |
| Notable works | "The Right Hand of the Grand Master" "The Abduction of the Moon" "Dionysus' smile" |
| Notable awards | Order of Lenin Order of the Red Banner of Labour Shota Rustaveli Prize |
| Spouse | Miranda Palavandishvili |
| Children | Zviad Gamsakhurdia |
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Konstantine Gamsakhurdia (Georgian: კონსტანტინე გამსახურდია, romanized: k'onst'ant'ine gamsakhurdia) (May 3, 1893 – July 17, 1975) was a Georgian writer and public figure. Educated and first published in Germany, he married Western European influences to purely Georgian thematic to produce his best works, such as The Right Hand of the Grand Master and David the Builder. Hostile to the Soviet rule, he was, nevertheless, one of the few leading Georgian writers to have survived the Stalin-era repressions, despite exile to a White Sea island and several arrests. His works are noted for their character portrayals of great psychological insight. Another major feature of Gamsakhurdia's writings is a new subtlety he infused into Georgian diction, imitating an archaic language to create a sense of classicism.
Konstantine Gamsakhurdia's son, Zviad, became a Soviet-era dissident who was subsequently elected the first President of Georgia in 1991, but died under suspicious circumstances in the civil war in 1993.