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Boris Akunin
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Russian writer, translation, and historian
Boris Akunin is a Russian writer, translator, and historian best known for his popular historical mystery novels, particularly the Erast Fandorin series set in 19th-century Russia. He matters because his work has become widely read both in Russia and internationally, helping to revitalize interest in Russian detective fiction while also contributing scholarship through his historical writing and translations.
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Film & TV
Zestafoni, USSR (Georgia)
Known for
- Oscar — himself2018
- Winter, Go Away! — Self2012
- The School for Scandal2002
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Anna
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Russia
- Place of birth
- Tbilisi
- Occupation
- linguist
- Position held
- editor-in-chief
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- Russian
- Field of work
- literary criticism
- Official website
- www.akunin.ru
- Image
- B. Akunin.jpg
- Work location
- London
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Encyclopedic overview
Grigori Chkhartishvili (born 20 May 1956), better known by his pen name Boris Akunin, is a Georgian and Russian writer residing in the United Kingdom. He is best known as a writer of historical fiction, specifically his Erast Fandorin detective novels. He is also an essayist and literary translator. Grigory Chkhartishvili has also written under pen names Anatoly Brusnikin, Anna Borisova, and Akunin-Chkhartishvili. His characters include Erast Fandorin, Nicholas Fandorin and Sister Pelagia.
Early life
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