In Tbilisi, the presentation of a collection of Abai’s poems in the Georgian language was held
On April 8 this year, at the House of Writers of Georgia the presentation of a collection of poems by the great Kazakh poet, writer, and enlightener Abai Kunanbaiuly was held, published for the first time in the Georgian language. The presentation was attended by representatives of the Ministry of Culture and the Union of Writers, literary circles of Georgia, as well as the Kazakh diplomatic representation.
In her speech, Makvala Gonashvili, the translator of Abai’s poems, the Chairman of the Writers’ Union of Georgia, the laureate of state awards, noted the versatility and depth of Abai’s work, which contains the national identity, spirit, and worldview of the Kazakh people.
Acquaintance with it will serve to enrich both cultures and bring peoples closer to each other. Gulmira Sultanali, Counselor of the Embassy of the Republic of Kazakhstan in Georgia, noted the relevance and demand for the creativity and ideas of Abay Kunanbaiuly in the period of Independence, in the framework of the modernization of the country.
That evening, the attention of writers was also presented to the collections of poems Makvala Gonashvili and Galym Zhailybai, published in Kazakhstan and Georgia. Georgian writers, highly appreciating the translation of Abai’s poems into the Georgian language, emphasized the importance of further cooperation between the creative communities of the two countries, including the publication of a bilingual collection of works by Kazakh and Georgian poets and writers. Kazakh diplomats granted the Union of Writers of Georgia copies of the Anthology of Modern Kazakh Poetry and the Anthology of Modern Kazakh Prose.
