WRITER

Konstantine Gamsakhurdia

1893 - 1975

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Konstantine Gamsakhurdia (Georgian: კონსტანტინე გამსახურდია, romanized: k'onst'ant'ine gamsakhurdia) (May 3, 1893 – July 17, 1975) was a Georgian writer and public figure. Educated and first published in Germany, he married Western European influences to purely Georgian thematic to produce his best works, such as The Right Hand of the Grand Master and David the Builder. Hostile to the Soviet rule, he was, nevertheless, one of the few leading Georgian writers to have survived the Stalin-era repressions, despite exile to a White Sea island and several arrests. His works are noted for their character portrayals of great psychological insight. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Konstantine Gamsakhurdia is the 3,008th most popular writer (up from 3,138th in 2019), the 114th most popular biography from Georgia (up from 122nd in 2019) and the 15th most popular Georgian Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Konstantine Gamsakhurdia ranks 3,008 out of 7,302. Before him are Octave Feuillet, Yasmina Khadra, Zabel Yesayan, Nahum Goldmann, Aasmund Olavsson Vinje, and José de Alencar. After him are Diphilus, Johann Christoph Friedrich GutsMuths, Leonid Leonov, Rachel Bluwstein, Anne McCaffrey, and John Aubrey.

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Among people born in 1893, Konstantine Gamsakhurdia ranks 148. Before him are Georges Florovsky, Lajos Czeizler, George Ohsawa, Meghnad Saha, Rued Langgaard, and Costante Girardengo. After him are Hilda Geiringer, Ernest B. Schoedsack, Freya Stark, Herbert Read, Georg, Crown Prince of Saxony, and Rahul Sankrityayan. Among people deceased in 1975, Konstantine Gamsakhurdia ranks 112. Before him are Georg Ots, Sam Giancana, Morgan Taylor, Tim Buckley, William Hartnell, and K. Kamaraj. After him are Vladimir Kuts, Knut Kroon, Joseph Laniel, Hugo Österman, G. M. B. Dobson, and Mary Ure.

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In Georgia

Among people born in Georgia, Konstantine Gamsakhurdia ranks 114 out of 406. Before him are Vakhtang VI of Kartli (1675), Grand Duke Alexei Mikhailovich of Russia (1875), Grigory Neujmin (1886), Zhores Medvedev (1925), Alex Metreveli (1944), and Grigol Abashidze (1914). After him are Zurab Zhvania (1963), Maia Chiburdanidze (1961), Pharasmanes I of Iberia (-50), Reşid Mehmed Pasha (1780), George XI of Kartli (1651), and Nino Burjanadze (1964).

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Among WRITERS In Georgia

Among writers born in Georgia, Konstantine Gamsakhurdia ranks 15. Before him are Akaki Tsereteli (1840), Nikoloz Baratashvili (1817), Alexander Kazbegi (1848), Vazha-Pshavela (1861), Roy Medvedev (1925), and Grigol Abashidze (1914). After him are Kosta Khetagurov (1859), Galaktion Tabidze (1891), Teimuraz II of Kakheti (1700), George the Hagiorite (1009), Mikheil Javakhishvili (1880), and Merab Kostava (1939).

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