Beka Adamašvili – glas nove gruzijske književnosti

Knjižnica i čitaonica Bogdana Ogrizovića 4. prosinca 2025. u 17 sati ugostit će jednog od najistaknutijih predstavnika nove gruzijske književnosti - Beku Adamašvilija, autora koji je svojim originalnim spojem digitalne kulture, postmodernog humora i klasične narativne tradicije osvojio čitatelje diljem Europe. Susret se održava u organizaciji Knjižnica grada Zagreba i projekta ReadForReal, a moderira ga književnica i urednica Aleksandra Orlić, uz prijevod s engleskog na hrvatski prevoditeljice Lane Brčić.

Rođen 1990. u Tbilisiju, Adamašvili je prve tekstove objavljivao na internetu, brzo stekavši publiku zahvaljujući duhovitosti, ironiji i igrama s formom. Danas je jedan od najprevođenijih gruzijskih autora svoje generacije, a uz književni rad djeluje i kao kreativni direktor u marketinškoj agenciji - što se jasno osjeća u njegovim konceptualnim, vizualno razigranim romanima.

Pozornost je privukao romanom Bestseller (2014.), britkom satiričnom pričom koja se poigrava književnim klišejima i pitanjem što knjigu čini hitom. Međunarodni uspjeh potvrdio je romanom U ovom romanu svi umiru, dobitnikom Nagrade Europske unije za književnost, u kojem se likovi suočavaju s vlastitom fikcionalnošću i sudbinom koju im određuju njihovi autori.

Adamašvilijev stil odlikuju humor, intertekstualnost, metanarativ i živ, moderan ritam pripovijedanja. Kritika ga opisuje kao autora izvanredne maštovitosti, nekoga tko literaturu promatra istodobno iznutra i izvana - s ozbiljnošću, ali i autoironijom koja čitatelja razoružava.

Ovaj susret bit će prilika da upoznate pisca koji briljantno spaja književni eksperiment, postmodernu duhovitost i emocionalnu iskrenost. Publiku očekuje razgovor o procesu pisanja, kreativnosti, humoru kao zaštitnom znaku, kao i o njegovim nezaboravnim junacima koji se kreću između fikcije i stvarnosti.

Ulaz je slobodan.

Pozivamo sve ljubitelje suvremene europske književnosti da nam se pridruže i otkriju zbog čega je Beka Adamašvili postao jedan od najuzbudljivijih glasova gruzijske književne scene.

Beqa Adamashvili - A Voice of New Georgian Literature

On 4 December 2025 at 5 PM, the Bogdan Ogrizović Library hosts Adamashvili, a leading figure in contemporary Georgian literature known for blending digital culture, postmodern humour, and classical narrative tradition. The event is organised by the Zagreb City Libraries and the ReadForReal project. The conversation will be moderated by writer and editor Aleksandra Orlić, with Lana Brčić providing translation from English to Croatian.

Born in 1990 in Tbilisi, Adamashvili began publishing his first texts online, quickly gaining a readership thanks to his wit, irony, and playful approach to form. Today, he is one of the most widely translated Georgian authors of his generation, and alongside his literary work, he also serves as a creative director in a marketing agency - an influence clearly visible in his conceptual, visually inventive novels.

He first drew attention with his novel Bestseller (2014), a sharp satirical story that playfully examines literary clichés and the question of what makes a book a hit. His international success was confirmed with Everybody Dies in this Novel, winner of the European Union Prize for Literature, in which characters confront their own fictionality and the destinies imposed on them by their authors.
Adamashvili’s style is marked by humour, intertextuality, meta-narrative play, and a lively modern rhythm of storytelling. Critics describe him as an author of exceptional inventiveness - someone who approaches literature both from within and from the outside, with seriousness but also with the disarming power of self-irony.

This event offers a rare opportunity to meet a writer who masterfully blends literary experimentation, postmodern wit, and emotional authenticity. The audience can look forward to a conversation about the writing process, creativity, and humour as a hallmark of his work, as well as his unforgettable characters who move between fiction and reality.