Aleksandr Grin

23 August 1880 – 8 July 1932

Aleksandr Stepanovich Grinevsky (better known by his pen name, Aleksandr Green / Grin; Russian: Александр Грин) was a Russian writer, notable for his romantic novels and short stories, mostly set in an unnamed fantasy land with a European or Latin American flavor (Grin's fans often refer to this land as Grinlandia). Most of his writings deal with sea, adventures, and love.