The Diamond Chariot

"I started the Erast Fandorin series, my first fiction project, after a long reflection on how to become rich and famous without hard work, having fun. I was 40, I was bored with my profession of literary editor and critic. The only skill I possessed was playing with words and ideas. My favourite pastime was computer games. I combined it all and made a living out of it. Boris Akunin (who was born Grigory Chkhartishvili in Soviet Georgia and lives in exile in London) is at the Oxford Literary Festival on Monday 18 March 2024 at 6pm, as part of its new annual Programme of Georgian Literature and Culture , founded and directed by writer and critic Maya Jaggi."