Career
His texts, according to Georgian literary scholars, comprise a high amount of self-irony and sometimes, even weird linguistic performances as well. In 2015 year he became the first Georgian poet to get the most prestigious SABA literary prize twice. After publishing his début poem "Panther"s Skin" in 2006 (in which author countered so-called "Georgian Bible" "The knight in the panther"s skin"), he gained wide popularity in Georgian public.
During some months in the Georgian press and television people had disputed around this book
After 3 years, in 2010 Paata Shamugia published book "Preference", Was commended by the critics and estimated as an author"s best book In 2015 year publishing-house INTELEKTI published Paata Shamugia"s famous book SCHIZO-POEMS, which brought him most prestigious literary prize of Georgia for the second time.
As a literary critic and poet, George Lobjanidze has mentioned, "Paata Shamugia"s poetry is the most adequate for the reality of today, because no one reader remains indifferent toward his texts. Foreign some people - and mostly for his peers or the younger generations - Paata is an idol.
Some strongly believes he"s a mason, godless, anti traditional et cetera." Paata Shamugia was born in Georgia (country), Abkhazia, Graduated from philological faculty at Tbilisi state university.
Since 2011 year Paata Shamugia is a member and Web-editor of Georgian Pen Center.