Boris Akunin
Boris Akunin (Russian: Борис Акунин) is the pen name of Grigori Chkhartishvili (Russian: Григорий Шалвович Чхартишвили, romanized: Grigory Shalvovich Chkhartishvili; Georgian: გრიგორი ჩხარტიშვილი, born 20 May 1956), a Georgian-Russian writer residing in United Kingdom. He is best known as a writer of historical fiction. 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.
Boris Akunin | |
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Akunin in 2013 | |
| 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 |
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