Daniel Chonkadze (დანიელ ჭონქაძე) (1830 – June 16, 1860) was a Georgian novelist primarily known for his resonant novella Suramis tsikhe (`Surami Fortress`). Chonkadze was born into a peasant family near Dusheti. His native village housed a mixed Georgian-Ossetian community, a prerequisite for the future writer`s liv......