What key details about boris akunin can be extracted from the following bio? Bio: boris akunin -lrb- -rrb- is the pen name of grigory shalvovich chkhartishvili -lrb- ; -rrb- -lrb- born may 20 , 1956 -rrb- , 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 .
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- period is 1980s -- present- caption is boris akunin in 2013- birth name is grigory shalvovich chkhartishvili- notableworks is erast fandorin series- genre is detective and historical fiction- pseudonym is anatoly brusnikin , anna borisova , akunin-chkhartishvili- birth date is 20 may 1956- name is boris akunin- image size is 200- nationality is russian- image is b.akunin.jpg- birth place is zestaponi , georgia , ussr- alma mater is institute university of asian and african countries at moscow state- occupation is writer , journalist , translator