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Boris Akunin

Russian writer, translation, and historian

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Born 1956 · age 70
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  • Age
    70
    Born 1956
  • Known for
    The Turkish Gambit
    2005
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Updated 2026-06-18

Grigori Chkhartishvili, 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.

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Historical24.4
Source confidence80.0
Completeness80.0
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