Khatuna Tskhadadze

Georgian writer and translator

Khatuna Tskhadadze (Georgian: ხათუნა ცხადაძე, born 3 May 1973) is a Georgian translator and writer.

Khatuna Tskhadadze, 2013

Early life and education change

Tskhadadze was born in Tbilisi, Georgian SSR, Soviet Union in 1973. In 1996 she graduated from Tbilisi State University. She knows Georgian, Italian, English and Russian languages.

Career change

In 1997 she posted translations of short stories by Gianni Rodari, Italo Calvino and Tonino Guerra. From 2005 to 2010 she translated into Georgian The Name of The Rose, by Umberto Eco, After this she translated more of his books.

Prizes and awards change

  • Literary award SABA 2011 for the best translated book: The Name of the Rose, Umberto Eco
  • Literary award SABA 2015 for the best translated book: Cemetery of Prague, Umberto Eco
  • Literary award SABA 2017 for the best translated book: Foucault's Pendulum, Umberto Eco

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