The Vayner Brothers (russian: Братья Вайнеры), (1931-2005) and ) (1938-2009), were popular
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mystery fiction
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writers of
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descent. Together they authored some 150 books and 22
screenplay
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s.
Both have been awarded with the
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(March 1988) and they individually have other awards.
Novels
* ''Clock For Mr. Kelly'' (''Часы для мистера Келли'', 1967)
* ''I, the Investigator...'' (''Я, следователь…'', 1968)
* ''Walking By Touch At Noon'' or ''The Right to Walk on the Earth'' (''Ощупью в полдень'' or ''Право ходить по земле'', 1969)
* ''Two Among the People'' (''Двое среди людей'', 1969)
* ''Vertical Race'' (''Гонки по вертикали'', 1971)
* ''Visit to Minotaur'' (''Визит к Минотавру'', 1972)
* ''Age of Mercy'' (''Эра милосердия'', 1976)
* ''Medicine Against Fear'' (''Лекарство для Несмеяны'' or ''Лекарство против страха'', 1978)
* ''I'm On Duty in the City'' (''Город принял!'', 1978)
* ''The Victims Have No Claims'' or ''Drive Around of Downed Cats And Dogs On the Road'' (''Потерпевшие претензий не имеют'' or ''Объезжайте на дорогах сбитых кошек и собак'', 1986)
Filmography (screenplays)
* ''
I, the Investigator...'' (1971)
* ''
Night Visit'' (''Ночной визит'', 1974, first adaptation of ''Visit to Minotaur'')
* ''
Poverty Certificate'' (''Свидетельство о бедности'', 1977, adaptation of ''Clock For Mr. Kelly'')
* ''
Medicine Against Fear'' (1978)
* ''
The Meeting Place Cannot Be Changed
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'' (''Место встречи изменить нельзя'', 1979, adaptation of ''Age of Mercy'')
* ''
I'm On Duty in the City'' (1979)
* ''
Vertical Race
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'' (1983)
* ''
The Victims Have No Claims'' (1986)
* ''
Visit to Minotaur'' (1987)
* ''
Entrance to the Labyrinth
''Entrance to the Labyrinth'' (russian: Вход в лабиринт, Vkhod v labirint) is a 1989 Soviet five-episode television crime film directed by Valeriy Kremnev based on the Vayner Brothers novel ''Medicine against Fear''.
Plot
The film con ...
'' (''Вход в лабиринт'', 1989, second adaptation of ''Medicine Against Fear'')
See also
* ''
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'', a 1991 film based on the novel ''Nonhuman'' by Arkadi Vayner, but the director failed to reach an agreement with Vayners, and he wrote a new screenplay loosely based on the central idea of Vayners' novel
References
Writing duos
Screenwriting duos
Sibling duos
Russian crime fiction writers
Russian screenwriters
Jewish Russian writers
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