Boris Akunin date of birth:
May 20, 1956
How old is Boris Akunin?
70
Where was Boris Akunin born?
Zestafoni, Georgia (country)
What religion is Boris Akunin?
Jewish
What is Boris Akunin nationality?
Georgian
What is Boris Akunin's occupation?
Writer, journalist, translator
What genre is Boris Akunin's work?
detective and historical fiction
Short Biography
Boris Akunin (Russian: Борис Акунин) is the pen name of Grigory Shalvovich Chkhartishvili (Russian: Григорий Шалвович Чхартишвили; Georgian: გრიგოლ ჩხარტიშვილი) (born May 20, 1956), a Russian writer of Georgian and Jewish origin. He is best known as writer of detective and historical fiction, but he's also an essayist and literary translator. Grigory Chkhartishvili has also written under pen names Anatoly Brusnikin, Anna Borisova and Akunin-Chkhartishvili.