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Boris Akunin - The Winter Queen
World Book Club
English - May 07, 2011 10:02 - 52 minutes - 48.5 MB - ★★★★★ - 335 ratingsSociety & Culture books culture news health business entrepreneurship interview comedy politics productivity Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Detective Erast Fandorin investigates a student's apparent suicide in 19th-century Moscow. Russian writer Boris Akunin talks to Harriett Gilbert and listeners in the studio and around the world about his page-turning, best-selling crime novel The Winter Queen.
After setting out to solve the apparent suicide of a university student in 19th Century Moscow, eager young investigator Erast Fandorin soon finds himself embroiled in a far-reaching international conspiracy.
Boris Akunin tells us where he found the inspiration for his winning young detective who bounces from one cliff-hanger to the next. He also describes why short Russian literature - rather than the heavy tomes of earlier generarions - provides a better "role model" for today's youngsters.
Photo: Boris Akunin Credit: Getty Images