Boris Akunin | |
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 Akunin in 2018 | |
| Born | Grigory Chkhartishvili 20 May 1956 Zestaponi, Georgian SSR, Soviet Union |
| Pen name | Anatoly Brusnikin, Anna Borisova, Akunin-Chkhartishvili |
| Occupation | Writer, journalist, translator |
| Citizenship | Russia |
| Alma mater | Institute of Asian and African Countries at Moscow State University |
| Period | 1980s–present |
| Genre | detective and historical fiction |
| Notable works | Erast Fandorin series |
| Website | |
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Grigori Chkhartishvili (Russian: Григорий Шалвович Чхартишвили, romanized: Grigoriy Shalvovich Chkhartishvili; Georgian: გრიგორი ჩხარტიშვილი), better known by his pen name Boris Akunin (Russian: Борис Акунин, born 20 May 1956), is a Georgian-Russian[1] 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.[2] His characters include Erast Fandorin, Nicholas Fandorin and Sister Pelagia.
- ^ "Criminal charges for Akunin and fine for Bykov as Russia's cancellation of war critical writers continues". Novaya Gazeta Europe. 6 February 2024. Retrieved 6 February 2024.
Akunin, a dual Russian-Georgian citizen who lives in London,
- ^ Russian author Boris Akunin reveals female pseudonym, by BBC.