Erekle Deisadze (ერეკლე დეისაძე, b. 1990) was raised in Kutaisi. In 2008, he entered the Shota Rustaveli Theatre and Cinema University (majoring in documentary and film direction). In 2010, his collection of debut stories “Secret Fuck-Up” was published and caused outrage in society. There were motions demanding that the book be banned, and because of the aggression in social circles, for a considerable period Erekle Deisadze had to go into hiding. In 2013, he published his novel “The Cleaner”, which was nominated for the Saba literary prize award for the best novel of the year. But in 2015, his novel “Russian School Holidays” came out, giving us the story of the Russian-Georgian war. Deisadze writes both poetry and music. In 2015, his first musical album 'Walk' appeared. He has recorded some ten music clips, of which one, What Daddy Wants was named by an international jury of Electronauts 2014 as the year’s best video. (Source: book.gov.ge)