Qatar's Ministry of Culture and Sports to Translate Collection of Georgian Stories into Arabic

Doha, July 09 (QNA) - Ministry of Culture and Sports signed an agreement on Monday to translate, print and publish the collection of Georgian stories by Nodar Dumbadze into Arabic. Nodar Dumbadze is one of the most famous 20th century writers born in 1928 in Tbilisi Georgia. He received the Lenin prize and was famous after publishing "Granny, Iliko, Illarion, and I" which touches on the childhood and youthfulness of a Georgian boy orphaned during the war years. "I Can See the Sun", "Don't Be Afraid, Mother!" are some of his novels translated into Arabic. The agreement was signed by cultural consultant to the Minister of Culture and Sports Faleh Al Ajlan Al Hajri and HE Ambassador of Georgia to the State of Qatar Nikoloz Revazishvili. Head of the research and cultural studies department in the ministry Mohammed Hassan Al Kuwari said the story collection will be translated into Arabic as part of a comprehensive system adopted by the ministry to translate creative works. He added that the Ministry chose Dumbadze as he is one of the most prominent writers of the second half of the 20th century, not only in Georgia but on an international level. He said the department is responsible for translating and typing the book to make it available to the public during the 29th Doha International Book Fair. In addition, some Qatari pieces will be translated into Georgian as part of the ministry's keenness to offer creative and useful pieces to Georgian speakers. This comes part of the department's strategy to translate Qatari pieces into four international languages. (QNA)