Zurab Rtveliashvili

Georgian poet and multi-media performer (1967–2021)

Zurab Rtveliashvili (16 October 1967[1] – 20 April 2021) was a Georgian poet and multi-media performer.[2] Rtveliashvili was born in Karaganda, Kazakhstan. He is featured in the 2009 documentary film At the Top of My Voice.[3][4]

In 2010, Rtveliashvili was offered asylum in Stockholm, Sweden, from persecution in his native Georgia.[2][5]

## Death

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Rtveliashvili died in Tbilisi after a battle with cancer on 20 April 2021.[6]

## Publications

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* I-reqtsia (1997)
* Apokrifi (2001)
* Anarqi (2006)

## References

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1. ^ "Zurab Rtveliashvili (Stockholm, 53 år) - Merinfo.se". www.merinfo.se. Archived from the original on 2021-04-20.
2. ^ a b SR Kulturnytt (January 22, 2010). "Fristad åt georgisk författare". Sveriges Radio (in Swedish). Retrieved 2010-07-17.
3. ^ "At the Top of My Voice". September 1, 2009. Retrieved 2010-07-17.
4. ^ "Zurab Rtveliashvili". Levure littéraire (in French). Retrieved 2021-04-20.
5. ^ Anna Sunnerholm (2010-03-11). "Världspoesidagen med Yttrandefrihet i fokus". Svensk Bokhandel (in Swedish). Retrieved 2010-07-17.
6. ^ "Poet, artist Zurab Rtveliashvili dies at 54". Agenda.ge. Retrieved 2021-04-20.

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