Main Differences Between Both Versions
White and Black versions in fact are different both in overall feeling and in details. Beyond the text itself, according to the viewers, while the White version takes itself seriously, has a typical Russian atmosphere and shows like a detective story, the Black version is more of a black comedy with mystic elements it in and an Oriental feel.
- In the White Version, Fandorin breaks an arm. In the Black Version, he breaks a leg, thus becomes much more incapacitated.
- In the White Version, Yan is determined and mature. In the Black Version, Yan is childish and absent-minded.
- In the Black Version, Inga shows some interest in Fandorin.
- Some events are relocated. In the White Version, they take place in the attic and in the basement. In the Black Version, the same events happen in the outside buildings. This follows Fandorin's incapacity of going up and down the stairs in the Black Version.
- The Black Version has more mystical aspects, while the White Version is more realistic.
- The main villain is not the same in the two versions.
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