A Big She-Bear
''A Big She-Bear'' (The story of mountains with a prologue and an epilogue) is a 2013 Georgian language, Georgian novel by author Miho Mosulishvili. Logline A little boy – Vache – is afraid that the village governor (administrative head) Ahab and his team might kill a big she-bear, as the latter is a symbol of the sin committed by the villagers: Ahab promised to marry Vache’s mother Lela and deceived her. The woman, abandoned and criticized by the villagers, committed suicide. Outline The inhabitants of a village located in the mountains of South Caucasus struggle with a big She-Bear. The bear has caused damage to the villagers' corn fields, beehives and cattle, killed hunters and their dogs and avoided all kinds of traps. The village governor (administrative head), called a Biblical name Ahab, tries to kill the big she-bear with the help of the villagers. All the inhabitants of the village realize that this bear is a ghost from Ahab's past life. Release details * 2013 — ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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WikiProject Novels
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Levan Tutberidze
Levan can refer to: Places * Levan, Berat, a village in the municipality of Berat, Berat County, Albania *Levan, Fier, a village in the municipality of Fier, Fier County, Albania * Levan, Gjirokastër, a village in the municipality of Memaliaj, Gjirokastër County, Albania *Levan, Utah * The town of Levan, Inverclyde, United Kingdom * Levan, Afghanistan People * Levan (name), Georgian masculine given name Buildings * Castle Levan, is a fortified tower house in Levan area of Gourock, Inverclyde, Scotland. Others * Levan Farm was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978. * Levan polysaccharide Levan is a naturally occurring fructan present in many plants and microorganisms. This polymer is made up of fructose, a monosaccharide sugar, connected by 2,6 beta glycosidic linkages. Levan can have both branched and linear structures of relat ..., a homopolysaccharide which is composed of D-fructofuranosyl * A group of fructans produced by bacteria or created by br ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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21st-century Georgian Novels
The 1st century was the century spanning AD 1 ( I) through AD 100 ( C) according to the Julian calendar. It is often written as the or to distinguish it from the 1st century BC (or BCE) which preceded it. The 1st century is considered part of the Classical era, epoch, or historical period. The 1st century also saw the appearance of Christianity. During this period, Europe, North Africa and the Near East fell under increasing domination by the Roman Empire, which continued expanding, most notably conquering Britain under the emperor Claudius (AD 43). The reforms introduced by Augustus during his long reign stabilized the empire after the turmoil of the previous century's civil wars. Later in the century the Julio-Claudian dynasty, which had been founded by Augustus, came to an end with the suicide of Nero in AD 68. There followed the famous Year of Four Emperors, a brief period of civil war and instability, which was finally brought to an end by Vespasian, ninth Roman emperor ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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2013 Novels
Thirteen or 13 may refer to: * 13 (number), the natural number following 12 and preceding 14 * One of the years 13 BC, AD 13, 1913, 2013 Music * 13AD (band), an Indian classic and hard rock band Albums * ''13'' (Black Sabbath album), 2013 * ''13'' (Blur album), 1999 * ''13'' (Borgeous album), 2016 * ''13'' (Brian Setzer album), 2006 * ''13'' (Die Ärzte album), 1998 * ''13'' (The Doors album), 1970 * ''13'' (Havoc album), 2013 * ''13'' (HLAH album), 1993 * ''13'' (Indochine album), 2017 * ''13'' (Marta Savić album), 2011 * ''13'' (Norman Westberg album), 2015 * ''13'' (Ozark Mountain Daredevils album), 1997 * ''13'' (Six Feet Under album), 2005 * ''13'' (Suicidal Tendencies album), 2013 * ''13'' (Solace album), 2003 * ''13'' (Second Coming album), 2003 * ''13'' (Ces Cru EP), 2012 * ''13'' (Denzel Curry EP), 2017 * ''Thirteen'' (CJ & The Satellites album), 2007 * ''Thirteen'' (Emmylou Harris album), 1986 * ''Thirteen'' (Harem Scarem album), 2014 * ''Thir ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Literature Of Georgia (country)
The culture of Georgia has evolved over the country's long history, providing it with a unique national identity and a strong literary tradition based on the Georgian language and alphabet. This strong sense of national identity has helped to preserve Georgian distinctiveness despite repeated periods of foreign occupation. Although Georgia is a largely traditional society, its culture continues to undergo changes in the 21st century. For example, Georgia is one of the first countries in the world to legalize cannabis for both recreational and medical use. Culture of Ancient and Old Georgia The Georgian alphabet is traditionally said to have been invented in the 3rd century BC and reformed by King Parnavaz I of Iberia in 284 BC. Most modern scholarship puts its origin date at some time in the 5th century AD, when the earliest examples can be found. Georgia's medieval culture was greatly influenced by Eastern Orthodox Christianity and the Georgian Orthodox and Apostolic Church, ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Davit Gabunia
Davit Gabunia ( ka, დავით გაბუნია; born April 12, 1982) is a Georgian translator, playwright, and author. Inside Georgia, Gabunia is known for having translated the Harry Potter series of novels, as well as for being an outspoken pro-Europeanist. His debut novel, ''Falling Apart'' ('), was published in 2017, when it became a bestseller in Georgia. Gabunia has twice won the Duruji Award () for the best new play of the year, as well as the SABA award ( საბა (ლიტერატურული პრემია)) for best drama for his play ''Plays'' ('). Some of his works have been translated into German. Personal life Gabunia was born in Poti, Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti (Georgian: სამეგრელო-ზემო სვანეთი) is a region (Mkhare) in western Georgia with a population of 308,358 (2021) and a surface of . The region has Zugdidi as its administrative center, w ..., which at the time was part ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Lela Ochiauri
Lela may refer to: People * Lela (footballer) (born 1962), Brazilian football player * Lela Alston (born 1942), American politician * Lela Autio (1927-2016), American modernist painter and sculptor * Lela B. Njatin (born 1963), Slovene writer and visual artist * Lela Bliss (1896-1980), American actress * Lela Brooks (1908-1990), Canadian speed skater * Lela Chichinadze (born 1988), Georgian footballer * Lela Cole Kitson (1891-1970), American freelance writer * Lela E. Buis, American writer, playwright, poet, and artist * Lela E. Rogers (1891-1977), American journalist, film producer, film editor, and screenwriter * Lela Evans, Canadian politician * Lela Javakhishvili (born 1984), Georgian chess player * Lela Karagianni (1898-1944), Greek resistance leader * Lela Keburia (born 1976), Georgian politician and philologist * Lela Lee, American actress and cartoonist * Lela Loren (born 1980), American television and film actress * Lela Mevorah (1898-1972), Serbian librarian and medicine p ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Manana Anasashvili
Manana Anasashvili ( ka, მანანა ანასაშვილი; born 16 June 1952) is a Georgia (country), Georgian film director, Theatre Director, Professor, Expert of National Endowment for Democracy (NED) and Head of International Relations at Georgian Film Academy. Biography Manana Anasashvili was born on June 16, 1952. Mother - Tina Bakhia, Doctor-Therapist (1921-1961); Father - Nikoloz Anasashvili, Educator (1920-1979). In 1969 She graduated from Tbilisi 42nd Ilia Vekua Mathematical School with honors (Gold Medal). While at high school, She became the author and proved mathematical theorem "Determining the last digit of a new number obtained by taking any number into any exponent". In 1975 she graduated from Tbilisi State Medical University with the degree of Doctor-Therapist. Concurrently with the medical school, She studied Art History at the Faculty of Arts at Tbilisi State University (graduated with honors in 1976). After finishing the medical school, she ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Vazha Gigashvili
Vazha ( ka, ვაჟა) is a Georgian given name. Notable people with the name include: *Vazha Kacharava (born 1937), Georgian former volleyball player *Vazha Lortkipanidze (born 1949), Georgian politician and statesman, former Prime Minister of Georgia *Vazha Tarkhnishvili (born 1971), retired Georgian footballer *Vazha-Pshavela (1861–1915), the pen-name of the Georgian poet and writer Luka P. Razikashvili *Vazha Zarandia, Chairman of the Soviet of Ministers of Abkhazia from May 1992 to December 1993 See also *Vazha-Pshavela (biographical novel), a 2011 Georgian Biographical novel by author Miho Mosulishvili *Sirithu Vazha Vendum, a 1974 Indian Tamil directed by S. S. Balan *Vacha (other) *Vasa (other) * Vazhkai *Viacha *Visakha *Viscacha Viscacha or vizcacha (, ) are rodents of two genera ('' Lagidium'' and '' Lagostomus'') in the family Chinchillidae. They are native to South America and convergently resemble rabbits. The five extant species of visc ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Davit Chubinishvili
Boat suspended from radial davits; the boat is mechanically lowered Gravity multi-pivot on Scandinavia'' file:Bossoir a gravité.jpg, Gravity Roller Davit file:Davits-starbrd.png, Gravity multi-pivot davit holding rescue vessel on North Sea ferry file:Freefall lifeboat.JPG, Freefall lifeboat on the ''Spring Aeolian'' file:Frapping line.jpg, Frapping line Labeled Tricing Gripe Steps to launch davit Roller Gravity Davit A davit (pronounced "dayvit" or see Wiktionary) is any of various crane-like devices used on a ship for supporting, raising, and lowering equipment such as boats and anchors. Davit systems are most often used to lower an emergency lifeboat to the embarkation level to be boarded. The lifeboat davit has falls (now made of wire, historically of manila rope) that are used to lower the lifeboat into the water. Davits can also be used as man-overboard safety devices to retrieve personnel from the water. The maintaining and operation of davits is all under jurisdi ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Levan Berdzenishvili
Levan Valerianis dze Berdzenishvili ( ka, ლევან ვალერიანის ძე ბერძენიშვილი) is a Georgia (country), Georgian politician, Soviet dissidents, dissident and academic, who served as the director of the National Parliamentary Library of Georgia from 1998 until 2004. Biography Berdzenishvili was born in Batumi in 1953, and is the older brother of David Berdzenisvhili, also a politician. On May 21, 1978, Berdzenishvili and his brother David, together with Vakhtang Dzabiradze and Vakhtang Shonia, founded the Republican Party of Georgia. In June 1983, he was arrested by the Soviet authorities and served several years in prison, as a dissident. Berdzenishvili has described his experiences in an autobiographical novel, Sacred Darkness: The Last Days of the GULAG, published in English in 2019. In the book, Berdzenishvili describes the years in prison as his "best years" because of the "people that surrounded me, people the KGB had so ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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WikiProject Books
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