Tamta Melashvili

Tamta Melashvili is an award-winning writer based in Tbilisi, Georgia. She has authored three novels, numerous short stories and several pieces of nonfiction. Her latest novel, Blackbird Blackbird Blackberry (2021) was adapted into a feature film premiering at the Cannes Film Festival in 2023. 

Her works have been translated into multiple languages including German, Polish, Italian, Macedonian, Russian and French.

 

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