Boris Akunin is certain that everyone has something to say—but first you need to think about how to do it. The writer shares secrets of the craft: how to win the reader’s sympathy or, on the contrary, create rejection; how to make the narrative dynamic and why paying attention to details is so important. And he also warns: a writer must work constantly, even in sleep. “Russian in England” is a practical guide for those who want to learn how to write fiction. The author offers training in a playful format. He sets various stylistic tasks and teaches you to work across different genres. With him, you’ll try your hand at writing a play, a psychological sketch, a love novella, a detective story, a horror story, and science fiction. Each lesson has a structure of five parts:
• a theoretical part, where the author sets the topic;
• a factual part—material containing a story about Russians in England (it will be needed to complete a homework assignment);
• a creative part, where you’ll have to write a short story of one author’s sheet;
• a novella written by Akunin;
• a brief explanation of all the artistic techniques of the lesson.
In one of the novellas you’ll meet a familiar and beloved hero—Erast Fandorin! This is the most recently written work featuring this character. The audio version of the self-teaching book was narrated by the author himself and well-known readers: Tatyana Bondarenko and Alexander Klyukvin. And six actors, the director, and the composer took part in the audio play recording.