Leon Shengelaia | |
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| Native name | ლეო ქიაჩელი |
| Born | February 19, 1884 Obuji, Kutaisi Governorate, Russian Empire |
| Died | December 19, 1963 (aged 79) Tbilisi, Georgian SSR, Soviet Union |
| Pen name | Leo Kiacheli |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Language | Georgian |
| Period | 1909–1963 |
| Genre | Realism |
| Literary movement | Socialist realism |
| Notable works | Haki Adzba(1933) Gvadi Bigva(1936) |
Leo Kiacheli (Georgian: ლეო ქიაჩელი) (born Leon Shengelaia; February 19, 1884 – December 19, 1963) was a Soviet and Georgian writer. He is noted for the novels Gvadi Bigva, Tavadis Kali Maya (Princess Maya), Almasgir Kibulan, and Haki Adzba.[1]
