Russian prisons are increasingly restricting inmates’ access to foreign literature and books in foreign languages, the ...

The creator of detective Erast Fandorin faces a 14-year sentence in absentia for his outspoken criticism of Russia's war and ...

Cruz’s 11 Arkady Renko books, which deepen and darken with feeling as they go, are a testament to courage and a reminder of ...

A Russian court on Monday sentenced author Boris Akunin to 14 years jail in absentia after he voiced support for Ukraine and ...

Many of his Russian novels have also been translated into English over the years. He was a seven-time finalist for the National Book Award for Fiction.

Boris Akunin carved his literary legacy with detective novels set in imperial Russia, works that made him one of the ...

He wrote more than 30 novels, including an acclaimed series about Russian detective Arkady Renko. The first volume, “Gorky Park,” was made into a 1983 film.

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