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Rezo Cheishvili

Born

in Kutaisi, Georgian SSR, USSR

April 24, 1933

Died

September 11, 2015

Genre

Contemporary, Classics, Humor and Comedy

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Revaz (Rezo) Cheishvili [Georgian: რევაზ (რეზო) ჭეიშვილი] was a Georgian writer and scriptwriter. He was born and grew up in the city of Kutaisi, then Georgia's second intellectual centre. He moved to the capital in 1954 to continue his studies, and in 1958 he graduated from Tbilisi State University with a degree in Georgian language and literature. In the same year, his short stories were published for the first time, in the almanac "First Ray". Rezo Cheishvili worked from 1961 to 1992 at the "Georgian Film" studio as an editor, as a member of the Film Script Administrative Board, and as a member of the Creative Association and as one of its leaders. In conjunction with this, he edited various Georgian literary journals and newspapers. Add Revaz (Rezo) Cheishvili [Georgian: რევაზ (რეზო) ჭეიშვილი] was a Georgian writer and scriptwriter. He was born and grew up in the city of Kutaisi, then Georgia's second intellectual centre. He moved to the capital in 1954 to continue his studies, and in 1958 he graduated from Tbilisi State University with a degree in Georgian language and literature. In the same year, his short stories were published for the first time, in the almanac "First Ray". Rezo Cheishvili worked from 1961 to 1992 at the "Georgian Film" studio as an editor, as a member of the Film Script Administrative Board, and as a member of the Creative Association and as one of its leaders. In conjunction with this, he edited various Georgian literary journals and newspapers. Additionally, he continued to publish short stories and novels, and to write film scripts.
Rezo Cheishvili has been awarded Georgia's highest honour in the field of literature, the Rustaveli Award. He has also received the Georgian State Prize. In 1984, he received the USSR State Prize for the script for "The Blue Mountains". In 2012 he received Honorary award SABA for his contribution to the literature.
He wrote the script of Eldar Shengelaia's famous Blue Mountains, or Unbelievable Story (1983, Kartuli Pilmi), an adaptation of his own story which was released domestically in 1985 and brought success to his author, who soon after became a laureate of the Rustaveli Award. He is also known for the scripts of Stepmother Samanishvili (Kartuli Pilmi, 1977) by Eldar Shengelaia and Kvarkvare (Kartuli Pilmi, 1978) by Devi Abashidze.
Rezo Cheishvili was elected Secretary of the Georgian Writers’ Union in 1992. From 1992 to 1995 he was an elected MP in the third Parliament of Georgia.
From 2000, he served as Chairman of the Literature Foundation of Georgian Writers.
Аcclaimed Georgian writer and screenwriter Revaz (Rezo) Cheishvili passed away on September 11, 2015 in Kutaisi af age of 82 and buried at the Mtsvanekvavila Pantheon. ...more

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	ცისფერი მთები by Rezo Cheishvili, რეზო ჭეიშვილი 4.10 avg rating — 225 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	მუსიკა ქარში 3.96 avg rating — 25 ratings — published 1982 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	ძეგლი, მიწების განაწილება, შალიკო ხვინგიაძის თავგადასავალი, ცისფერი მთები by Rezo Cheishvili, რეზო ჭეიშვილი 4.39 avg rating — 18 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	ვაიმე, ჩემო ვენახო by Rezo Cheishvili, რეზო ჭეიშვილი 3.35 avg rating — 17 ratings — published 1984	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	ჩემი მეგობარი ნოდარი! by Rezo Cheishvili, რეზო ჭეიშვილი 3.71 avg rating — 7 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	ასკილის წითელი ყვავილი by Rezo Cheishvili, რეზო ჭეიშვილი 2.14 avg rating — 7 ratings — published 2010	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	პირველი 4.67 avg rating — 3 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	თხზულებანი შვიდ ტომად, ტომი მეორე by Rezo Cheishvili, რეზო ჭეიშვილი really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2011	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	დალი by Rezo Cheishvili, რეზო ჭეიშვილი 2.33 avg rating — 3 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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