Anna Borisova, Boris Akunin, Anatoly Brusnikin - love triangle or?

2024 Author: Leah Sherlock | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 05:25

The personality of Anna Borisova has always been surrounded by the same mystery and mystification as her literature. As the writer herself said, she was forced to take a pseudonym for herself so as not to harm the work of her husband, who did not want the surname "to go into general circulation." Therefore, Anna Borisova took her patronymic as the basis for the pseudonym. However, immediately after the release of her first book “There…” in 2008, rumors began to leak about the person who actually hides under this name.

"Birth" of a writer

Anna Borisova's biography is hidden behind seven seals. Even in her only interview, she answered questions via email. It was not possible to find out what the writer looks like. True, Anna Borisova sent her photograph by mail, stating that her appearance was known only to her relatives and friends, addingthat, they say, "that's enough." And the point here is not the uniqueness or fame of the surname, but only the unwillingness of the husband to be heard. This could have a negative impact on his work. And she, like a loving wife, came up with a new surname for herself, based on the name of her father. This and all the official information.

However, everything secret once becomes clear. Despite all the precautions that Anna Borisova resorted to, after the release of the first book, rumors immediately began to seep into the Web. And already by the release of the third book, the real name was officially named. And this was done by none other than the "father" of the writer - Boris Akunin. More precisely, he himself is Anna Borisova. And her only photograph is the result of a “reunion” with the help of a computer of the face of the writer and his wife.

Not Fandorin

When you are such a famous and popular writer as Boris Akunin, you willy-nilly become a hostage to your own name. Fans expect from you not just detectives, but so that “necessarily about Fandorin” and certainly “literary-Akunin style”. And as much and as much as possible…

The well-known experimental fiction writer Akunin-Chkhartishvili, as an author who truly loves his heroes, did not want to turn Erast Petrovich and his sister Pelagia (the series about the detective nun also became popular, though not as much as the saga about detective with gray temples) in an endless series. The author began to create new projects: "Roman-cinema" ("Death to brotherhood"), "Genres" (defining the genre of the book by name: "Spy novel", "Children's book", "Fantasy", "Quest" -a book that can be played like a computer game, "Family Saga", etc.), "Adventures of the Master" (books about the grandson of the famous Erast Petrovich), "History of the Russian State" (the popularity of this project has recently been gaining momentum). But, even despite the fact that these books are re-read many times with pleasure, many readers pass the verdict: “Very good, but still this is not Fandorin!”

Actually…

The author decided to make a "knight's move" and created two authors - Anatoly Brusnikin and Anna Borisova, and then, when all the cards were revealed, combined them into the "Authors" project. And if "Brusnikin" writes his books in the historical and adventure theme, then "Anna Borisova" creates books in a philosophical vein, on the topic of reflections on life and death …

Already later in his LiveJournal, Boris Akunin joked that "a writer who does not dream of becoming a writer is uninteresting and boring." However, he approached this issue with all seriousness and did everything to ensure that the idea did not turn into some kind of parody. Having changed the subject and style of writing, Chkhartishvili not only signed with a female name, but thought out from scratch all the nuances of the character of the writer, with all the worries of her everyday life. Clearly imagining a mature, wise woman, he deliberately decided that the husband should be well off, and the children should be adults - after all, she should not turn her literature into a means of earning money in order to feed her family. Anna Borisova in the pages of her stories will reflect on life partly out of boredom. So I decided itcreator.

Anna Borisova, “There…”

In 2008, a book with a fairly simple plot and an eloquent title - "There …" is published. It all starts with the fact that a company of people who do not know each other has gathered in an airport bar, and only one thing unites them all: instant death from an explosion caused by one of the visitors. However, we do not say goodbye to the characters on this: having crossed the threshold of life and death, everyone finds himself where the soul appears when the heart stops beating. As a result, the narrator tells us where each of the characters ends up. Our heroes will be met by angels and demons, ordeals and the circle of Samsara, as well as the holy prince Alexander Nevsky. It is only worth noting that the characters will not go through this path all together, but each in their own dimension. The main intrigue of the novel is that one person from the aforementioned company remains alive…

Creative

And now, after some time, the writer "brings out" her second book. It is connected with the first only by the fact that mysticism also plays a key role here. A certain creature that has the appearance of a person roams the streets of St. Petersburg, talks with people from different social strata for one day. Despite the small volume, the book has absorbed many life stories and is read, surprisingly, very easily.

Anna Borisova, The Seasons (Vremena goda)

Before us is the biggest novel of the series. The Four Seasons is the name of a French high-end nursing home. Each of the inhabitants has a difficult fate behind them. A connection is established between the main character, who has been in a coma for many years, and a young woman from Russia who came for an internship. In the center of the plot is the life of an elderly woman, rich in personal and historical events, through the perception of a young nurse, who herself has a congenital disease and is doomed to a quick death…

The book is abundantly supplied with historical events and diluted with a light, slightly mystical spirit. According to Boris Akunin, the idea for the novel came about after watching the movie The Space Suit and the Butterfly (2007).

Literature is not for the masses

Summing up, we have to admit that the project called "Anna Borisova" (the books we described in the article) did not receive such popularity as the same Fandorin. But philosophical literature is not designed for the mass reader, it is perceived by a person when he reaches adulthood, which, however, does not always correspond to the numbers in the passport. We just have to pick up another book by our favorite writer and once again see the versatility of the talent of its creator…