Nana ABULADZE

Nana ABULADZE ნანა აბულაძე (fiction writer, scholar; Georgia) is the author of two books: the novel აკუმი (Akumi) which received two awards for the Best Literary Debut of the Year and მესა სოლისტი ქალებისა და შერეული გუნდისათვის [The New Perception (A Mass for Women Soloists and a Mixed Choir)], a collection of stories about female biblical characters. She is working on a study of gender and authorship in Georgian literature. Her participation is made possible by an anonymous gift to IWP. "On the Map" is a series of interviews with writers while they are in Iowa City, participating in the IWP’s fall residency, produced in association with the International Writing Program at the University of Iowa. This video was made possible by a grant from the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs at the U.S. Department of State. Additional information about and writing samples from Nana Abuladze can be found at https://iwp.uiowa.edu/writers/nana-ab... 00:00 - Introduction 00:33 - Reading by Nana 00:58 - Name, country, and occupations 01:08 - Writing in your country 02:01 - Best thing about your country 03:00 - Educational/professional background 04:35 - The most pleasurable and the most difficult aspect of the writing process 05:37 - The public duty of a writer 06:16 - State support for literature 07:07 - One recommendation 08:07 - What you've been working on 11:01 - Final thoughts