Asya Darbinyan

Asya is an orientalist, Georgian language teacher and translator. She was born in Tbilisi, where she graduated from Yves ․ Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University, Faculty of Armenology, receiving the qualification of an Armenologist, with Master's degree in "Modern Armenian Language - Translation Work". Currently, Asya is working on her PhD thesis on "Typological, comparative examination of declension systems in modern Georgian and Armenian". Also, Asya teaches Georgian at the Department of Caucasus Studies, Faculty of History of Yerevan State University. She is experienced in simultaneous translations and has numerous translations of fiction and poetry from Armenian to Georgian and vice versa. Fluent in Georgian, Russian and English. In 2016, Asya was awarded the Vakhushti Koketishvili Prize for the best verse translation of the year.

Published translations

Armenian to Georgian

Aksel Bakunts, “Alpine Violet” short story, Tbilisi, “Li’l” Literary periodical, 2007

Violet Grigoryan, poems, Tbilisi, “Akhali Saunje” Literary periodical, 2015 

Hasmik Simonyan, poems, Tbilisi, “Akhali Saunje” Literary periodical, 2016

Gevorg Gillans, poems, Tbilisi International Literary Festival, 2017

Nar-Dos, "Rescued  at the last minute"” short story, Tbilisi, “Armaghani” Literary periodical, 2017

Nar-Dos, “What happened after...․․․” short story, Tbilisi, “Armaghani” Literary periodical, 2017

Yervand Vardanyan, “Island of Anarchists” short story, Tbilisi, “Armaghani” Literary periodical, 2018

Marine Petrosyan, poems, Tbilisi, “Akhali Saunje” Literary periodical, 2018

Marine Petrosyan, “Poems, which are not poetry” essе, Tbilisi, “Akhali Saunje” Literary periodical, 2018

Diana Hambardzumyan, extract from “Phaeacians’ misfortune” novel, “Gantiadi” literary periodical, 2018

Arpi Voskanyan, poems, Tbilisi International Literary Festival, 2019

Armen Ohanyan, “The Return of Kikos” short story, Tbilisi, “Armaghani” Literary periodical, 2019

Aram Avetis, Essays, “Gantiadi” Literary periodical, 2019

Hovhannes Tumanyan, translation of Hovhannes Tumanyan’s letters for “Hovhannes the radiant”, Yerevan-Tbilisi, 2019

Georgian to Armenian

Diana Anfiniadi, poems, Yerevan, “Nork” literary periodical, 2017

Diana Anfiniadi, poems, Yerevan, “Hraparak” newspaper, 2018

Niko Lortkipanidze, “Drama without a Hero” short story, Yerevan, “Granish” literary periodical, 2019

Gouram Rcheushvili, “The Faithful” short story, Yerevan, “Granish” literary periodical, 2020 

Shota Iatashvili, poems, Yerevan, “Groghutsav” literary website, 2020