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Lia Liqokeli

Born

in Georgia

June 03, 1986

Genre

Poetry, Fantasy

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Born in 1986, in a remote village of Khevsureti in high mountainous region of Georgia, with only 50 inhabitants, is a rising star of contemporary Georgian literature scene. After graduating secondary school Lia moved to capital city and entered Georgia State University of Theatre and Film, majoring in movie directing. For a short period of time she worked at Public Theatre in Dusheti. Lia started writing at the age of twenty-five and her first verses published in the journal Literaturuli Palitra, and later displayed on author’s personal Facebook immediately became a literary breakthrough. Young poetess with an absolutely novel vision and style was suggesting a new trend, not framed in any well established clichés. In 2013 Publishing house S Born in 1986, in a remote village of Khevsureti in high mountainous region of Georgia, with only 50 inhabitants, is a rising star of contemporary Georgian literature scene. After graduating secondary school Lia moved to capital city and entered Georgia State University of Theatre and Film, majoring in movie directing. For a short period of time she worked at Public Theatre in Dusheti. Lia started writing at the age of twenty-five and her first verses published in the journal Literaturuli Palitra, and later displayed on author’s personal Facebook immediately became a literary breakthrough. Young poetess with an absolutely novel vision and style was suggesting a new trend, not framed in any well established clichés. In 2013 Publishing house Saunje brought together all her poems and published her debut book under the title Laughter of Devi’s Wife (Devi is a Georgian mythological character similar to European Giant). Liqokeli’s debut book was highly anticipated by Georgian audience and the following year brought to the author country’s top literary award SABA. Months later, in the same 2014, Liqokeli became winner of literary contest TSERO. Lia Liqokeli participated in the Literature Festival Insomnia organized by Karchkhadze Publishing House, and her story was included in the anthology dedicated to the festival. Recently her poetry collection Laughter of Devi’s Wife was published in Sweden by Publishing House Smockadoll. Several selected verses from the collection are included in Georgian anthology "Ich will dem Kaukasos zu", which will be published in Germany by Pop Verlag Publishing House by the end of 2015. Currently Lia Liqokeli works as an editor for Karchkhadze Publishing House.

LITERARY PRIZES AND AWARDS

- Literary award SABA 2014 in category the best debut for Laughter of Devi’s Wife
- Literary award TSERO (CRANE) 2014 contest for short story Near the Water, in the Alder Wood

ლია ლიქოკელი დაიბადა 1986 წელს. განათლება მიიღო თეატრისა და კინოს უნივერსიტეტში, კინორეჟისურის მიმართულებით. მისი სადებიუტო წიგნი „დევის ცოლის სიცილი“ 2013 წელს გამოვიდა. ლიამ მონაწილეობა მიიღო ქარჩხაძის გამომცემლობის მიერ ორგანიზებულ ლიტერატურულ ფესტივალში „ინსომნია“ , მისი მოთხრობა შესულია საფესტივალო კრებულში. აგრეთვე მონაწილეობდა ლიტერატურულ კონკურსში „წერო“, სადაც ჟიურისა და კულტურის სამინისტროს რჩეული გახდა. ...more

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Average rating: 4.08 · 113 ratings · 10 reviews · 8 distinct works • Similar authors

	გოგოობის კანონი 4.53 avg rating — 38 ratings — 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
	დევის ცოლის სიცილი 4.35 avg rating — 23 ratings — published 2013 — 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
	ინსომნია 2013 by Alexandre Lordkipanidze (Goodreads Author), Nino Tarkhnishvili, მარი კორინთელი liked it 3.00 avg rating — 16 ratings — published 2013	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 თავის დღე 4.18 avg rating — 11 ratings — published 2015	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
	Aidintys: jaunųjų Sakartvelo poetų antologija by Greta Ambrazaitė (Goodreads Author) (Editor, Translator), Dominykas Norkūnas (Translator), Alex Chigvinadze 3.58 avg rating — 12 ratings — published 2021	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
	15 საუკეთესო ქართული მოთხრობა 2015 by Tsotne Tskhvediani, Salome Benidze, Lia Liqokeli 3.89 avg rating — 9 ratings — published 2015	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
	სხვისი თამაში by Sofi Teile, Lia Liqokeli (Editor), Ani Khidasheli (Cover illustration) 4.33 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2021	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
	Den kaukasiska fallenheten : 28 samtidspoeter från Georgien by Givi Alkhazishvili, Diana Anfimiadi, Giorgi Arabuli really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating	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