Leo Kiacheli (Georgian: ლეო ქიაჩელი) (born Leon Mikhailovich Shengelaia; 19 February 1884, Obudzhi village (now Tsalenjikha Municipality) – 19 December 1963, Tbilisi) was a Soviet and Georgian writer. He has been published since 1909, noted for the novels Gvadi Bigva, Tavadis Kali Maya (Princess Maya), Almasgir Kibulan, and Haki Adzba.[1]
Leo was born into a noble family. In 1904-1905 he studied at the Kharkov University. He participated in the Revolution of 1905-1907. In 1912 he left for Switzerland and returned to Georgia after the February Revolution of 1917.[2]
Major works
Novels and novellas
- Tariel Golua (1916)
- Almazgir Kibulan (1925)
- Blood (1926—1927)
- Tavadis Kali Maya (Princess Maya) (1927)
- Haki Adzba (1933)
- Gvadi Bigva (1936—1937)
- Man of Mountain (1948)
References
- ^ "Georgia: Past, Present, Future..." rustaveli.tripod.com. Retrieved 2024-11-03.
- ^ "КИАЧЕЛИ ЛЕО • Большая российская энциклопедия - электронная версия". old.bigenc.ru. Retrieved 2024-11-03.
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