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The Writers' House of Georgia is a mansion in Tbilisi dedicated to the promotion of literature and a focal point of Georgian literature. The mansion was built by David Sarajishvili, an entrepreneur, between 1903 and 1905. The architect of the building was Karl Zaar, and the building combines art nou

veau with neobaroque style elements. The terrace mosaic is made from tiles by Villeroy and Boch. It is located in Sololaki, on Ivane Machabeli Street 13. The Writers' House was a location in which major figures of Georgian literature, such as the Blue Horns group, met in the early 1920s. Paolo Iashvili committed suicide at the Writers' House on July 22, 1937. As an article in the Financial Times put it, the Writers' House "has been the centrepiece of Georgian literary society for over a century, its triumphs and tragedies tracing the political contours of the country’s history." From 2008 onward, the building was re-dedicated to literature, and now serves as a hub for major literary and cultural events. In 2017, the Writers' House launched a residency program. On the 100 year anniversary of the Soviet occupation, in 2021, with support of "Tbilisi - UNESCO World Book Capital 2021", the Museum...

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