Boris Akunin Books in Order

Boris Akunin, a renowned Russian author and translator, was born Grigory Shalvovich Chkhartishvili in Tbilisi, Georgia, in 1956. He has been based in Moscow since 1958. As a writer and translator from Japanese, Akunin is celebrated for crafting crime stories set in tsarist Russia. His debut novel, Azazel, published in 1998, introduced readers to the iconic character Erast Pietrovich Fandorin. This achievement marked the beginning of a successful literary career, earning Akunin the title of Russian Writer of the Year in 2000 and the Antibooker prize for Coronation, or the last of the Romanovs. Through his works, Akunin has also created the crime-solving Orthodox nun, Sister Pelagia, and explored various literary genres. His pseudonyms include Anatoly Brusnikin and Anna Borisova, while some Dutch editions credit him as Boris Akoenin.