Zaza Burchuladze

Zaza Burchuladze (ზაზა ბურჭულაძე) (born 9 September 1973 in Tbilisi, Georgia) is a contemporary postmodern Georgian novelist and dramatist. Currently, he lives and works in Berlin, Germany.

Biography
Zaza Burchuladze graduated from the monumental and ornamental painting department of Tbilisi State Academy of Arts.

Since 1998 he has been publishing his stories in Georgian newspapers and magazines. He worked as a freelance journalist for Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty and taught literature and contemporary art at the Caucasian Media Institute

Until 2001 Burchuladze published his works under a pen-name of Gregor Samsa. He translated the books of Fyodor Dostoyevsky and Daniil Kharms into Georgian.

His narratives often startle the audience with his experimental way of writing and the provocative themes that the author takes up and mostly are considered taboos. He writes about political conformity, stories about violence and brutality, addressing ideological and religious topics as well as sexuality.

Burchuladze's books have been translated into several languages.

Novels

 * My Song, Tbilisi, Bakur Sulakauri Publishing, 2023
 * Zoorama, Tbilisi, Bakur Sulakauri Publishing, 2021
 * Tourist Breakfast, Tbilisi, Bakur Sulakauri Publishing, 2015
 * Inflatable Angel, Tbilisi, Bakur Sulakauri Publishing, 2011
 * adibas, Tbilisi, Bakur Sulakauri Publishing, 2009
 * Instant Kafka, Tbilisi, Bakur Sulakauri Publishing, 2005
 * Mineral Jazz, Tbilisi, Bakur Sulakauri Publishing in 2003

Translations

 * Zoorama, German, Klett-Cotta Verlag / Tropen, 2022
 * Inflatable Angel, German, Aufbau Verlag / Blumenbar, 2018
 * Tourist Breakfast, German, Aufbau Verlag / Blumenbar, 2017
 * adibas, Czech, Dobrovsky, 2016
 * adibas, German, Aufbau Verlag / Blumenbar, 2015
 * Inflatable Angel, Russian, Ad Marginem, 2014
 * adibas, English, Dalckey Archive, 2014
 * Inflatable Angel, French, L'Âge d'Homme, 2013
 * adibas, Russian, Ad Marginem, 2011
 * Instant Kafka, Russian, Ad Marginem, 2008
 * Mineral Jazz, Russian, Ad Marginem, 2007

Literary awards

 * Work Stipend from Senate of Berlin, 2020
 * „Brücke Berlin“ Prize for Tourist Breakfast, 2018
 * Best Georgian Novel of the year (Iliauni Prize) for Inflatable Angel, 2011
 * Best Georgian Novel of the year (Tsinandali prize) for Mineral Jazz, 2003