The Flying Elephant

The Flying Elephant
AuthorBoris Akunin
Original titleЛетающий слон
LanguageRussian
SeriesBrüderschaft with Death
GenreHistorical detective
Publication date
2008
Publication placeRussia
Preceded byThe Torment of a Broken Heart 
Followed byChildren of the Moon 

The Flying Elephant (Russian: Летающий слон, romanized: Letaushi slon) is a novel by Boris Akunin, the first part of the second book on the adventures of Russian and German spies during the First World War. It describes the dangerous adventures of Joseph von Teofels in Russia in early 1915.