- 1. Biography
- 2. Childhood and youth
- 3. Books
- 4. Personal life
- 5. Boris Akunin now
- 6. Bibliography
- 7. Net Worth
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Biography
Boris Akunin is a famous writer who became famous for a series of books about the talented nobleman Erast Fandorin. The historical and pseudo-historical works of Akunin are distinguished by their particular reliability, which is due not only to the talent of the writer, but also to his extensive knowledge. The author is a Japanese historian by education, devoted a lot of time to literary studies.
At some point, Akunin gained such popularity that he felt cramped within the framework of one name, from which they expect the results of a certain genre. So two more "writers" appeared. For several years Boris has been secretly published under the pseudonym Anatoly Brusnikin, as well as Anna Borisova. The second "I" Akunin also quickly reached the top of sales. This experiment was necessary for the writer to freely try out new styles and methods, and also to show the reader that popularity can suddenly fall on his head.
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Childhood and youth
Grigory Shalvovich Chkhartishvili (this is the name of Akunin in life) was born in a small Georgian town in the family of an artilleryman and a teacher of the Russian language. In 1958, my parents decided to move to Moscow. Little Gregory was enrolled in school number 36 with an English bias.
In 1973, the future fiction writer graduated from high school and entered the Institute of Asian and African Countries. He studied there until 1978. Fellow students recalled that in his youth, the writer was known as the soul of the company, a perfectionist and a favorite of girls. Now Boris does not have a lush head of hair, but then the young man for curly hair received the nickname Angel Davis, by analogy with the American human rights activist.
Having received a degree in Japanese history, Boris began translating, as he was fluent in Japanese and English. Started translating publications of Japanese authors, in particular Kenji Maruyama, Shinichi Hoshi, Mishima Yukio and others. He continued to publish translated works and Anglo-American representatives of literary activity.
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Books
1994-2000 years in the biography of Boris Akunin are devoted to work in the publishing house "Foreign Literature", where the writer served as editor (and then editor-in-chief) of the 20-volume "Anthology of Japanese Literature". Then he became the chairman of the "Pushkin Library" project under the leadership of George Soros, or rather, his international charitable organization.
Since 1998 he has been publishing fiction, signed by B. Akunin. The decryption of part of the pseudonym "B" became known to readers as Boris after the interview. The loud nickname Akunin consists of several Japanese hieroglyphs and in one of the works, in the novel of the Fandorin cycle "Diamond Chariot", it is interpreted as "a supporter of evil, a villain, a villain." The pseudonym is also interpreted as a literary game with the name of the famous anarchist Bakunin.
The author prefers to regard the works under the pseudonym Boris Akunin as fiction, because the writer writes for himself, and the fiction writer focuses on the reader. He publishes criticism and documentary works under his real name.
A series of novels and novels of a detective character "The Adventures of Erast Fandorin" brought fame and recognition to Akunin. Among the first works of the new format is the novel "Azazel". In a series of books about Fandorin, the author experiments with various detective subgenres. For example, "Leviathan" is a hermetic detective story (that is, the action takes place in a confined space, and the circle of suspects is clearly delineated), and the following "Death of Achilles" is a high-society novel.
The author himself writes about the direction of this or that book and is not repeated in the subgenres, for this Boris even introduces rather exotic designations such as "Dickensian detective" or "high society detective".
This series of books is personal. The main character, at the beginning of the story, a young nobleman Erast Fandorin, has become one of the main "chips" of the author. Akunin not only described the life of the hero from youth to old age, but also returned to him more than once in other series, describing the descendants of the Fandorins or parallel stories.
Erast Petrovich comes from a ruined noble family, he was forced to enter the service to support himself, and later transferred to the detective department. Fandorin does not have phenomenal intelligence or a special approach, but he is smart and observant, which makes his reasoning understandable and interesting for the reader. Distinctive features of the character are excessive emotional detachment, which appeared in him after the death of the main love of his life, and incredible luck in gambling. Fandorin always wins at poker and bets, he cannot die at Russian roulette.
This was followed by a series of serial works: "Provincial Detective", "Genres", "The Adventures of a Master". Since 2001, Akunin has been leading the literary series "Cure for Boredom".
Boris Akunin was nominated for the Booker - Smirnoff prize for the first time, but did not make it to the final. The next nomination was "Antibooker", where the fiction writer received an award. The next prize went to the novel Azazel as part of the New Detective series. The work was shortlisted by the British Crime Writers Association.
In the "Genres" series, the creator presented the readers with several different formats of the fictional direction. If the adventure format "New detective" is a reflection of a variety of detective trends, then in "Genres" there is a kind of experiment of literary genres with a fictional bias. The title of the book corresponds to the literary genus, and the pioneer is "Children's Book", which is published in the retail network on February 4, 2004. Following, with a distance of a week, go on sale "Spy novel", "Fantasy" and "Quest".
In January 2012, it became known that the previously hiding author of popular works in the format of the historical novel "The Ninth Savior", "Bellona", "A Hero of Another Time" and others is none other than Akunin himself. The novels are presented under the pseudonym Anatoly Brusnikin.
A number of novels by the famous fiction writer have been filmed. Among them are Azazel, the first book about Erast Fandorin, and Pelagia. The films "Turkish Gambit" and "State Counselor", also dedicated to the unusual life of Fandorin, achieved great success. The 13th book in the "New Detective" series is the novel "The Whole World - Theater".
Boris Akunin is noted as the most widely read author of modern Russia. In 2008, the total circulation of his works exceeded 1.3 million copies, and, according to Forbes, from 2004 to 2005, Boris Akunin's income was $ 2 million. Akunin's fiction has been translated into 35 languages and published in Japan, the Netherlands, and Germany , Italy, Finland, France.
Also, the author of numerous works is known for open criticism and harsh statements towards the Russian authorities.
The History of the Russian State by Boris Akunin is a bestseller of the same name, a multivolume answer to questions. The first volume "From the Origins to the Mongol Invasion" was presented to the public in November 2013 and was released in several versions: in a traditional paper version with several hundred color illustrations and maps, in a similar electronic version, an audiobook voiced by Alexander Klyukvin, and a budget digital format without accompanying illustrations ... The second volume is titled "Part of Asia. Horde period".
The book was created for people who want to know better the history of Russia, but find it difficult to perceive the academic presentation. When creating a project, Boris Akunin pursues the goal of simply and easily retelling the story in an objective free dialect. At the same time, the literary critic studied numerous sources, compared information, and weeded out dubious or unconfirmed data.
A similar work by Nikolai Karamzin became a benchmark for an accessible and easy-to-understand presentation.
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Personal life
The personal life of Boris Akunin is not marked by high-profile and scandalous novels. The first wife of the famous fiction writer was a Japanese woman. The couple met at the university where the writer studied. Boris got into conversation with a charming graduate student during his next visit. The stories about the Land of the Rising Sun from the mouth of a stranger captivated Akunin, and the girl was captivated by Russian culture and learned the mysterious Russian soul. However, representatives of different cultures were endowed with no less strong characters, which soon affected their life together. The family broke up.
After parting with the eastern beauty, Boris Akunin met his current beloved woman, Erica Ernestovna. In the photo and in life, the couple is happy and even somewhat similar. The spouse is a professional editor, which allows you to jointly run a family business and not waste time looking for helpers.
Erica has taken over the liaison with agents, publishers and the press, which greatly simplifies the author's workflow. Boris Akunin shares with his wife doubts about this or that project. If the woman confirms the doubts of the fiction writer, then the fragment is subject to revision.
The family lives in complete harmony, the writer admits that he is really happy. The couple have no children, but their joint brainchild may well be considered the new books of Akunin.
In 2014, disagreeing with the policy of the Russian state, Boris and Erica moved to France. As the writer explained in an interview, in his entourage for more than one year the mood reigned, described by the phrase “Well, sit with your Putin. When you are wiser, call. "
However, Boris says that he did not leave the country forever, so you should not call him an emigrant. Those who are afraid for their own lives emigrate from Russia. Akunin, according to him, is not in danger, and the family will return at any time, as soon as a suitable situation arises. Therefore, the writer still considers himself an expat.
Boris Akunin co-authored the program of public figure Alexei Navalny when he was going to participate in the presidential elections in Russia in 2018. At the same time, the writer was well aware that this candidate had no prospects, although the projects proposed by the opposition's team would have found understanding among citizens. In the event of Navalny's victory, the idea of education and upbringing of a new generation would become the foundation and starting point of change, so that in 20 years the country would be populated by successful and successful people.
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Boris Akunin now
In 2018, the New Detective series was supplemented with another novel about the detective Fandorin, the last one, as Boris wrote on his Twitter page. However, the essay received the promising title "I Don't Say Goodbye".
Erast Petrovich came out of a 3-year coma - the careful care of the detective by a Chinese healer and a tragic incident had an effect. One bullet nearly killed Fandorin, the second in a strange way brought him back to life. The man has returned to the ability to speak, but the doctors are not so optimistic: it is not known how the long unconsciousness affected the psyche. And in the yard - post-revolutionary turmoil.
A number of critics and readers suggested that if the author refused to continue the story about Fandorin, then in future works, a new hero, Alexei Romanov, may come to the fore.
The History of the Russian State in Stories and Novels is continued with the book The Nut Buddha. The pages of the work with an intriguing plot tell about the journey of the figurine, which was kept in a Japanese monastery.
They pay off the card debt with a shrine, then Buddha goes to Holland, from there - to Peter's Russia. The keeper of the image of the deity goes after him in order to bring him back, along the way he has to change clothes, language and even faith, just so as not to lose sight of the shrine.
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Bibliography
1998 - "Azazel" 1998 - "Turkish Gambit" 1999 - "State Councilor" 2000 - "Pelagia and the White Bulldog" 2003 - "Diamond Chariot" 2006 - "Jade Rosary" 2007 - "The Ninth Savior" 2009 - "The Whole World Theater" 2010 - "Creative" 2014 - "Fiery Finger" 2015 - "Planet Water" 2017 - "Three-Eyed Week" 2018 - "Nut Buddha"
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Net Worth
Grigory Chkhartishvili 's estimated Net Worth, Salary, Income, Cars, Lifestyles & many more details have been updated below.
Let's check, How Rich is Grigory Chkhartishvili in 2021 ?
Grigory Chkhartishvili Net Worth 2022
Grigory Chkhartishvili 's revenue is $ 1.9M in 2022. It is an approximate forecast of how rich is Grigory Chkhartishvili and could vary in the range between $ 861.1K - $ 1.7M.
| Year | Estimation |
|---|---|
| December 2022 | $ 74.5K - $ 110.4K |
| November 2022 | $ 60.7K - $ 86.8K |
| October 2022 | $ 72.6K - $ 106K |
| September 2022 | $53.9K - $152.4K |
| August 2022 | $56.9K - $138.8K |
| July 2022 | $71.4K - $140.7K |
| June 2022 | $65.8K - $158.6K |
| May 2022 | $63.9K - $123.3K |
| April 2022 | $44.8K - $91.9K |
| March 2022 | $53.2K - $152.3K |
| February 2022 | $52.8K - $164.7K |
| January 2022 | $48K - $163.7K |
Grigory Chkhartishvili Net Worth 2021
Grigory Chkhartishvili 's revenue is $1.2M in 2021. It is an approximate forecast of how rich is Grigory Chkhartishvili and could vary in the range between $563.5K - $1.9M.
| Year | Estimation |
|---|---|
| December 2021 | $55.1K - $154.9K |
| November 2021 | $49.2K - $132.8K |
| October 2021 | $83K - $106.1K |
| September 2021 | $65.2K - $132.9K |
| August 2021 | $50.1K - $116.8K |
| July 2021 | $79.1K - $86.1K |
| June 2021 | $74.7K - $111K |
| May 2021 | $47.7K - $154K |
| April 2021 | $77K - $90.5K |
| March 2021 | $46K - $97.4K |
| February 2021 | $44.3K - $139.5K |
| January 2021 | $65.2K - $130K |
Grigory Chkhartishvili Net Worth 2020
Grigory Chkhartishvili 's revenue is $1.6M in 2020. It is an approximate forecast of how rich is Grigory Chkhartishvili and could vary in the range between $594.8K - $1.9M.
| Year | Estimation |
|---|---|
| December 2020 | $72.9K - $158.6K |
| November 2020 | $43.1K - $111.9K |
| October 2020 | $61.8K - $113.7K |
| September 2020 | $69.8K - $126.1K |
| August 2020 | $53.2K - $101.1K |
| July 2020 | $80.4K - $108.6K |
| June 2020 | $62.2K - $102.1K |
| May 2020 | $70.7K - $141.8K |
| April 2020 | $66.5K - $92.5K |
| March 2020 | $49.4K - $124.9K |
| February 2020 | $77.6K - $163.6K |
| January 2020 | $60.1K - $98.1K |
Grigory Chkhartishvili Net Worth 2019
Grigory Chkhartishvili 's revenue is $1.7M in 2019. It is an approximate forecast of how rich is Grigory Chkhartishvili and could vary in the range between $905.1K - $1.7M.
| Year | Estimation |
|---|---|
| December 2019 | $72.6K - $122.7K |
| November 2019 | $82K - $137.6K |
| October 2019 | $71.4K - $127.5K |
| September 2019 | $54.8K - $88.4K |
| August 2019 | $68.7K - $117.3K |
| July 2019 | $45.4K - $102.8K |
| June 2019 | $50.2K - $89.2K |
| May 2019 | $51.6K - $157.2K |
| April 2019 | $45.7K - $140.4K |
| March 2019 | $58.9K - $118K |
| February 2019 | $78.6K - $102K |
| January 2019 | $57.8K - $149.6K |
Grigory Chkhartishvili Net Worth 2018
Grigory Chkhartishvili 's revenue is $1.9M in 2018. It is an approximate forecast of how rich is Grigory Chkhartishvili and could vary in the range between $520.8K - $1.4M.
| Year | Estimation |
|---|---|
| December 2018 | $52.8K - $118.1K |
| November 2018 | $67.7K - $158.5K |
| October 2018 | $46.1K - $145.9K |
| September 2018 | $44.2K - $127.1K |
| August 2018 | $81.5K - $105.5K |
| July 2018 | $50.9K - $135.8K |
| June 2018 | $53K - $104K |
| May 2018 | $58.7K - $133.2K |
| April 2018 | $78K - $116.7K |
| March 2018 | $74.8K - $148.7K |
| February 2018 | $81.1K - $157.4K |
| January 2018 | $69.5K - $102.7K |
Grigory Chkhartishvili Net Worth 2017
Grigory Chkhartishvili 's revenue is $1.2M in 2017. It is an approximate forecast of how rich is Grigory Chkhartishvili and could vary in the range between $573.5K - $1.1M.
| Year | Estimation |
|---|---|
| December 2017 | $55.9K - $142K |
| November 2017 | $76.1K - $154.1K |
| October 2017 | $68.2K - $132.7K |
| September 2017 | $70K - $141.5K |
| August 2017 | $69.5K - $100.8K |
| July 2017 | $69.8K - $115.2K |
| June 2017 | $65K - $162.2K |
| May 2017 | $42.6K - $84.3K |
| April 2017 | $82.2K - $160.4K |
| March 2017 | $53.9K - $115K |
| February 2017 | $46.1K - $102.5K |
| January 2017 | $52.1K - $162.6K |
Grigory Chkhartishvili Net Worth 2016
Grigory Chkhartishvili 's revenue is $1.5M in 2016. It is an approximate forecast of how rich is Grigory Chkhartishvili and could vary in the range between $814.5K - $1.2M.
| Year | Estimation |
|---|---|
| December 2016 | $78.8K - $136.4K |
| November 2016 | $60.4K - $131.8K |
| October 2016 | $56.6K - $108.5K |
| September 2016 | $63K - $117.2K |
| August 2016 | $83K - $143.6K |
| July 2016 | $58.2K - $153.8K |
| June 2016 | $83K - $154.5K |
| May 2016 | $58.1K - $152.5K |
| April 2016 | $45.2K - $165K |
| March 2016 | $82.4K - $144.3K |
| February 2016 | $54.6K - $153K |
| January 2016 | $63.6K - $90K |
It is an overall forecast for the net worth of Grigory Chkhartishvili. The evaluation covers the latest 5 years and an approximation for next year. See above to learn how much money does Grigory Chkhartishvili makes a year.
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