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Boris Akunin
ボリス・アクニン
Borisu Akunin
Aliases:
グリゴリー・シャルヴォヴィチ・チハルティシュヴィリ / Grigory Shalvovich Chkhartishvili
Pen Names:
Anatoly Brusnikin（Pen name for historical novels）,
Anna Borisova（Pen name for female perspective literary experiments）,
Akunin-Chkhartishvili（For critical and documentary works）
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1956-05-20 （Zestaponi）
- Nationality
- Russia, Georgia
- Languages
- Russian, English, Japanese
- Religion
- Unknown
- Residence History
- Zestaponi (1956-1958) → Moscow (1958-2014) → London (2024-present)
Career
- Occupations
- Writer, Journalist, Translator
- Active Years
- 1980-
- Influenced By
- Yukio Mishima, Kobo Abe, Yasushi Inoue
- Influenced
- Modern Russian crime fiction writers
- Nominations
- Nominated for Smirnoff-Booker Prize (2000)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Institute of Asian and African Countries at Moscow State University | Historical-Philological Faculty | Japan Studies | — | — | Russia |
Institute of Asian and African Countries at Moscow State University
Historical-Philological Faculty
/ Japan Studies
Country:
Russia
Expert on Japan
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Antibooker | Coronation, or the Last of the Romanovs | — | — | 受賞 |
| 2009 | Japan Foundation Prize | — | — | Japan Foundation | 受賞 |
| 2007 | Noma Prize | Translation of Yukio Mishima's works | — | Kodansha | 受賞 |
Antibooker
2000
Work:
Coronation, or the Last of the Romanovs
Result:
受賞
Japan Foundation Prize
2009
Organization:
Japan Foundation
Result:
受賞
Noma Prize
2007
Work:
Translation of Yukio Mishima's works
Organization:
Kodansha
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
The Winter Queen
1998 Historical MysteryErast Fandorin's debut. 1876 conspiracy for world domination.
ConspiracyImperial Russia
Adaptations
- [TV Miniseries] Azazel (2002)
- [Film] Fandorin. Azazel
Translations
- Translated into many languages
Bibliography
- Erast Fandorin series and many others
Adaptations
- The Turkish Gambit, The State Counsellor filmed
Translations by Author
- Translations of Japanese authors like Yukio Mishima
Translations of Works
- Translated into many languages
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Blending history and fictionMeticulous historical researchVaried detective subgenres
- Recurring Motifs
- Erast FandorinImperial RussiaJapanese influences
Legacy
Leading Russian historical detective novelist, famous for Erast Fandorin series worldwide. Pursued by Russian government for political views.
In Popular Culture
- Numerous film and TV adaptations
Trivia
- Real name is Georgian-Russian. Pen name 'Akunin' from Japanese 'akunin' meaning villain.
- Multiple pen names used.