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Boris akunin is the pseudonym of grigory chkhartishvili. What would cause a talented young student from a wealthy family to shoot himself in front of a promenading public in the alexander gardens. The novel began his erast fandorin series and was shortlisted for the dagger award in fiction by the british crime writers association. Boris akunin became a published novelist in 1998 with his novel azazel, which was translated into english as the winter queen and published in 2003. A philologist, essayist, critic, and translator of japanese. Boris akunin is a russian writer, whose name is now wellknown all over the world due to his undeniable talent. He translated japanese texts before the worldwide success of his fandorin series. I began reading his erast fandorin novels very soon after they came out, thinking that they might find a place in the book that was to become overkill. When he first wakes up, the fiftysixyearold writerwho, under the pseudonym boris akunin, is one of russias most widely read. In 2012, the author, boris akunin has announced in his own blog that the book the diamond chariot will be adapted into tv series, production project of central partnership. Boris akunin is the pen name of russian author grigory shalvovich chkhartishvili, who writes crime fiction and historical fiction novels. Boris akunin considers mystery genre to consist of several subgenres his own classification. A philologist, critic, essayist, and translator of japanese, akunin published his first detective stories in 1998 and has already become one of the most widely read authors in russia. Yad912 written by boris akunin read by michael kramer format.
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