Davit Gabunia

Davit Gabunia
Davit Gabunia at a conference in Warsaw, Poland.
Native name	დავით გაბუნია
Born	(1982-04-12) April 12, 1982 (age 42) Poti, Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti
Occupation	Translator, playwright, and author
Language	Georgian
Nationality	Georgian
Education	Tbilisi State University
Notable works	Falling Apart
Notable awards	Duruji Award

Davit Gabunia (Georgian: დავით გაბუნია; born April 12, 1982)^[1] 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.^[2] His debut novel, Falling Apart (დაშლა), was published in 2017,^[3] when it became a bestseller in Georgia.^[4]

Gabunia has twice won the Duruji Award (თეატრალური პრემია „დურუჯის“) for the best new play of the year, as well as the SABA award (საბა (ლიტერატურული პრემია)) for best drama for his play Plays (პიესები).^[4] Some of his works have been translated into German.^[5]

Personal life

Gabunia was born in Poti, Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti, which at the time was part of the Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic. In 2003, he graduated from Tbilisi State University with a degree in English language and literature.^[6] Gabunia is openly gay.^[7]

See also

• LGBT rights in Georgia

References

1. "ინტერვიუ დავით გაბუნიასთან" [Interview with David Gabunia]. ნეტგაზეთი (Netgazeti) (in Georgian). 14 July 2017. Retrieved 2019-06-17.
2. Georgia between Europe and Stalin (YouTube video). Deutsche Welle. 2019-04-13.
3. "Falling Apart – by modern Georgian writer Davit Gabunia". GeorgianJournal. Retrieved 2019-06-17.
4. "Gabunia, Davit". Georgia National Book Center. Government of Georgia. Retrieved 2019-06-17.
5. "Davit Gabunia". Deutsches Theater. Retrieved 2019-06-17.
6. Gabunia, Davitʿ (2013). პიესები / დავით გაბუნია (in Georgian). ISBN 9789941114465.
7. "Georgia on the Move". Deutsche Welle. 12 April 2019. Archived from the original on 11 July 2021. Retrieved 2 October 2020.