Research Catalog

Title

The Akunin project : the mysteries and histories of Russia's bestselling author / edited by Elena V. Baraban and Stephen M. Norris.

Publication

Toronto ; Buffalo ; London : University of Toronto Press, [2021]

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Details

Additional Authors

• Baraban, Elena V. (Elena Viktorovna), 1969-
• Norris, Stephen M.

Description

vii, 361 pages : illustrations; 23 cm

Summary

"The Akunin Project is the first book to study the fiction and popular history of Grigorii Chkhartishvili, one of the most successful writers in post-Soviet Russia. In the first two decades of the twenty-first century, Chkhartishvili has published over sixty books under the pen names Anatolii Brusnikin, Anna Borisova, Akunin-Chkhartishvili, and most commonly, Boris Akunin. His series featuring the tsarist secret policeman Erast Fandorin has sold over 15 million books in Russia alone, making Akunin one of the bestselling authors of the post-Soviet era. Combining intertextuality, allusions, pastiche, and other markers of postmodern playfulness, many of Akunin's works have been translated into English and have also been adapted for film and television. Akunin's public profile has been further enhanced by his active involvement in mass political protests against Vladimir Putin. The author left Russia in 2014 and currently lives in Western Europe as an ex-pat. Despite Akunin's international reputation as a celebrated writer, there is very little critical work on his literary output and his mysterious persona. Bringing together scholars of literature, history, and culture, The Akunin Project fills this gap by exploring the author's bestselling adventure novels and recent histories of the Russian state. The book includes translations of five short works previously unavailable in English as well as an interview with the author."--

Subject

• Akunin, B. > Criticism and interpretation
• Akunin, B

Genre/Form

Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Additional Formats (note)

• Issued also in electronic format.

Call Number

JFE 21-4163

ISBN

• 9781487508265
• 1487508263
• 9781487525767
• 1487525761

OCLC

1146558034

Title

The Akunin project : the mysteries and histories of Russia's bestselling author / edited by Elena V. Baraban and Stephen M. Norris.

Publisher

Toronto ; Buffalo ; London : University of Toronto Press, [2021]

Type of Content

text

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

volume

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Additional Formats

Issued also in electronic format.

Added Author

Baraban, Elena V. (Elena Viktorovna), 1969- editor.

Norris, Stephen M., editor.

Other Form:

Online version: Akunin project. Toronto ; Buffalo ; London : University of Toronto Press, 2020 1487537891 9781487537890 (OCoLC)1163635547

Research Call Number

JFE 21-4163