{"product_id":"the-akunin-project-9781487525767","title":"The Akunin Project","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Akunin Project\u003c\/em\u003e 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 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. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDespite Akunin’s international reputation as a celebrated writer, there is v\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"One fascinating feature of The Akunin Project is its intention to experiment with the traditional form of an academic collected volume as well as epitomize postmodernist aesthetics both thematically and stylistically in this project.\" -- Olga Breininger-Umetayeva, Higher School of Economics * \u003cem\u003eThe Soviet and Post-Soviet Review\u003c\/em\u003e *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgments  Notes on Transliteration    1. The Akunin Project: Introduction  Elena V. Baraban and Stephen M. Norris   2. Interview with Grigorii Chkhartishvili (Boris Akunin)    Part One: Postmodern Detektiv: The Erast Fandorin Series   3. In Search of a Hero: Boris Akunin’s Death of Achilles Elena V. Baraban   4. Rewriting Homer: Boris Akunin’s Postmodern Approach Judith Kalb   Part Two: Amateur Detectives: The Sister Pelagia Trilogy and Adventures of Nicholas Fandorin   5. Tempting the Reader into a Search for Meaning: Boris Akunin’s Pelagia Trilogy Claire Whitehead   6. \"A Little Theory\": Boris Akunin’s \"Crime and Punishment\" Zara M. Torlone   Part Three: Buried Secrets and Historical Spies in Akunin’s Works   7. The Mysteries of Moscow: In Which Boris Akunin Impersonates a French Writer and Reveals a Buried Secret Elizabeth Richmond-Garza   8. Spying on the Past: Boris Akunin’s History of Espionage Stephen M. Norris   Part Four: Rewriting the History of Russia   9. L’etat, c’est tout: Boris Akunin’s History of the Russian State and the National History Canon Ilya Gerasimov   10. An Instructional Manual for the Nation: Boris Akunin’s History of the Russian State Stephen M. Norris   Part Five: New Pseudonyms and Projects: Anatolii Brusnikin and Akunin-Chkhartishvili   11. \"Under the Wide-Branching Cranberry\": Stiob and Allusion in Anatoly Brusnikin’s The Ninth Saviour Yekaterina Severts   12. The Family Album: Ordinary People in Extraordinary Circumstances Elena V. Baraban   Part Six: Boris Akunin as a Literary and Commercial Project   13. Socialist Realism Inside-Out: Boris Akunin and Mass Literature for the Elite Bradley A. Gorski   14. Boris Akunin and Cross-Media Marketing Natalia Erlenkamp   15. Conclusion: A Dozen Questions for Boris Akunin   Appendices: Excerpts from Boris Akunin's Untranslated Works   1. Grigorii Chkhartishvili, \"If I Were a Newspaper Magnate: Notes of a Restless Cow\" (1999), translated by Bradley A. Gorski   2. \"A New Karamzin Has Appeared\" and \"General Introduction\" to The History of the Russian State, translated by Stephen M. Norris   3. Excerpt from Boris Akunin, Spy Novel (2005), translated by Stephen M. Norris   4. Excerpt from Anatolii Brusnikin, The Ninth Savior, translated by Yekaterina Severts   List of Works by Boris Akunin List of Contributors  Index\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University of Toronto Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49409157300567,"sku":"9781487525767","price":29.7,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781487525767.jpg?v=1730505679","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-akunin-project-9781487525767","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}