Vazha-Pshavela

Vazha
Vazha in a chokha
Vazha in a chokha
Native name
ვაჟა
BornLuka Razikashvili
(1861-07-14)14 July 1861
Chargali, Tiflis Governorate, Russian Empire, now Georgia
Died10 July 1915(1915-07-10) (aged 53)
Tbilisi, Georgia
Resting placeMtatsminda Pantheon
OccupationPoet, short-story writer, philosopher
Genreepic, drama, poetry
Literary movementModernism
Notable works"Host and Guest"
"Snake eater"
"Aluda Ketelauri"
SpouseTamar Didebashvili
ChildrenLevan
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.