Georgian literature

Early origins in medieval Georgian patristic Nuskhuri script. The earliest known Georgian literary work, The Martyrdom of the Holy Queen Shushanik by Iakob Tsurtaveli, was composed between 476 and 484 CE. It belongs to the genre of hagiographies. In the 9th and 10th centuries, Christian theological literature flourished alongside a growing sense of Georgian national identity, exemplified by "Praise and Exaltation of the Georgian Language" by John Zosimus. the poem narrates the adventures of Avtandil, a knight sent by Queen Tinatin on a quest to find another mysterious knight. The story unfolds with twists, culminating in a double wedding. Mikheil Javakhishvili, Konstantine Gamsakhurdia, Nodar Dumbadze and Otar Chiladze are considered the 20th century's most influential prose writers. == See also ==