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Native name | ვაჟა |
Born | Luka Razikashvili 14 July 1861 Chargali, Tiflis Governorate, Russian Empire, now Georgia |
Died | 10 July 1915 Tbilisi, Georgia | (aged 53)
Resting place | Mtatsminda Pantheon |
Occupation | Poet, short-story writer, philosopher |
Genre | epic, drama, poetry |
Literary movement | Modernism |
Notable works | "Host and Guest" "Snake eater" "Aluda Ketelauri" |
Spouse | Tamar Didebashvili |
Children | Levan Tamar Gulkhan Vakhtang |
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Vazha-Pshavela (Georgian: ვაჟა-ფშაველა), simply referred to as Vazha (Georgian: ვაჟა) (14 July 1861 – 10 July 1915), is the pen name of the Georgian poet and writer Luka Razikashvili (Georgian: ლუკა რაზიკაშვილი).
"Vazha-Pshavela" literally means "a son of Pshavians" in Georgian.