Robert Harris

BritishContemporary FictionHistorical Fictionb. 1957

Robert Dennis Harris (born 7 March 1957) is an English novelist and former journalist, best known for well-researched historical and thriller novels such as Fatherland, Pompeii, The Ghost, An Officer and a Spy and The Second Sleep. A former political editor and columnist, he writes primarily historical fiction and literary thrillers and lives in England.

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Awards

['César Award (Best Adaptation, film The Ghost Writer — screenwriting credit connections)', 'Walter Scott Prize (longlist/recognition for historical fiction work — notable nominations/wins vary by title)']

Notable Works

['Fatherland', 'Pompeii', 'Enigma', 'The Ghost', 'An Officer and a Spy', 'Lustrum (also published as Conclave/Imperium trilogy entries)', 'The Second Sleep']