Aka Morchiladze ( ka, აკა მორჩილაძე) is the pen name of Giorgi Akhvlediani (გიორგი ახვლედიანი) (born 10 November 1966), a Georgian writer and literary historian who authored some of the best-selling prose of post-Soviet Georgian literary fiction. Morchiladze's work shows reorientation of the early 21st-century Georgian literature towards the Western influences.

Biography

Born in Tbilisi, Morchiladze graduated in 1988 from the Department of History, Tbilisi State University, where he later taught. In the 1990s, he worked as a sports journalist and literary columnist for Tbilisi's press. Since 1998, Morchiladze's twenty novels and three collections of short stories have been published by the Sulakauri Publishing. Several of his works have been filmed and staged.

Bibliography

*''One hundred million pounds away'', Artanuji Publishing House, 2015 *'' Shadow on the Road'', Bakur Sulakauri Publishing, 2014 *''The Shy Emerald'', Bakur Sulakauri Publishing, 2013 *''Georgian Notebooks'', Bakur Sulakauri Publishing, 2013 *'' Obolé'', Bakur Sulakauri Publishing, 2011 *''Mameluk'', Bakur Sulakauri Publishing, 2009 *''The Secret Keeper’s Belt'', Bakur Sulakauri Publishing, 2008 *''Once in Georgia'', Saga Publishing House, 2008 *''

Of Old Hearts and Swords ''Of Old Hearts and Swords'' is a 2007 novel by Georgian writer Aka Morchiladze. In 2013 it was published in Sweden and in 2015 in England. Translations The novel has been translated into several languages, including English as ''Of Old Hearts ...

'', Bakur Sulakauri Publishing, 2007 *''

Maid in Tiflis A maid, or housemaid or maidservant, is a female domestic worker. In the Victorian era domestic service was the second largest category of employment in England and Wales, after agricultural work. In developed Western nations, full-time maids ...

'' Bakur Sulakauri, Publishing, 2007 *''The Paper Bullet'', Bakur Sulakauri Publishing, 2006, 2011 *''Venera’s Dream'', Bakur Sulakauri Publishing, 2005 *''Mr. Deaxley’s Silent Box'', Bakur Sulakauri Publishing, 2005 *''

Santa Esperanza ''Santa Esperanza'' is a 2004 non-linear novel by Georgian writer Aka Morchiladze. ''Santa Esperanza'' can be read in any order, an unusual format for a novel.http://www.signandsight.com/features/1094.html, Sign and Sight, 13/12/2006 Once upon a ...

'', Bakur Sulakauri Publishing, 2004, 2008 *''A Whale on Madatov Island'', Bakur Sulakauri Publishing, 2004 *''Down with the Corn Republic'', Bakur Sulakauri Publishing, 2003, 2011 *''The Wretched of the Desert'', Bakur Sulakauri Publishing, 2003 *''The book'', Bakur Sulakauri Publishing, 2003, 2011 *''The Other'', Bakur Sulakauri Publishing, 2002, 2011 *''Your Adventure'', Bakur Sulakauri Publishing, 2002 *''Disappearance on Madatov Island'', Bakur Sulakauri Publishing, 2001 *''Playing Patience in August'', Bakur Sulakauri Publishing, 2001, 2011 *''Witches of Christmas Eve'', Bakur Sulakauri Publishing, 2001, 2011 *''Flight over Madatov Island and Back'', Bakur Sulakauri Publishing, 1998, 2004, 2011 *''

Dogs of Paliashvili Street The dog (''Canis familiaris'' or ''Canis lupus familiaris'') is a domesticated descendant of the wolf. Also called the domestic dog, it is derived from the extinct Pleistocene wolf, and the modern wolf is the dog's nearest living relative. ...

'', Bakur Sulakauri Publishing, 1995, 2002, 2011 *''

Journey to Karabakh ''Journey to Karabakh'' is a 1992 novel by Georgian writer Aka Morchiladze, his first. Set in the First Nagorno-Karabakh War (1988 – 1994), the novel depicts the misadventures of a Georgian youth who is accidentally caught up in the conflict. ...

'', Bakur Sulakauri Publishing, 1992

References

1966 births Writers from Tbilisi Living people Postmodern writers Novelists from Georgia (country) Tbilisi State University alumni Academic staff of Tbilisi State University Expatriates from Georgia (country) in the United Kingdom {{Georgia-writer-stub