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Also known as Robert Dennis Harris

English novelist (born 1957)

Person · Open Library

Works
88

Top works

  • Tria juncta in uno. E.F.R.
  • Glimmerings II
  • Lustrum
  • Pieces of Bob
  • Two jet differential cross section and structure functions in p̄p collisions at [square root]s = 1.8 TeV

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Film & TV

Writing · Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England, UK

Robert Dennis Harris is a British novelist. He is a former journalist and BBC television reporter. Although he began his career in non-fiction, his fame rests upon his works of historical fiction.

Known for

  • Born to be The King — Narrator2022
  • Countdown zum Zweiten Weltkrieg — Self - Bestsellerautor / Autor "München"2018
  • Blair: The Inside Story — Self2007
  • In Search of Tony Blair — Self2004
  • Have I Got News for You — Self1990
  • Dispatches1987
  • Omnibus — Self1967
  • Have I Got a Bit More News for You — Self - Panellist

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
United States
Active from
1957
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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
3,816
Total plays
44,407

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Detroit native, Robert Harris grew up listening to the music of George Benson, Stevie Wonder, Hall & Oats and the song writers of the seventies. It was there that his musical aspirations began at the early age of 12. At 16, he began playing guitar and within a year was playing throughout the Detroit area. In 1978, Robert made his way to the Seattle area. He spent several years touring the west coast before heading south to Los Angeles. Within a year of being in L. <a href="https://www.last.fm/mu

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Key facts

Born
Robert Dennis Harris , ( 1957-03-07 ) 7 March 1957 (age 69) , Nottingham , England
Occupation
Novelist
Education
University of Cambridge ( BA )
Period
1982–present
Genre
Fiction
Subject
Historical fiction , thriller
Notable works
Fatherland (1992), The Ghost (2007), An Officer and a Spy (2013)
Notable awards
British Press Award Columnist of the Year (2003), César Award for Best Adaptation (2011, 2020)
Spouse
Gill Hornby
Relatives
Nick Hornby (brother-in-law)

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Encyclopedic overview

Robert Dennis Harris CBE (born 7 March 1957) is a British novelist and former journalist. Although he began his career in journalism and non-fiction, he is best known for his works of historical fiction. Beginning with the best-seller Fatherland, Harris focused on events surrounding the Second World War, followed by works set in ancient Rome. His later works are varied in settings but are mostly set after 1870.

Several of Harris's novels have been adapted into films, including The Ghost Writer (2010) and An Officer and a Spy (2019), for which he co-wrote the screenplays with director Roman Polanski, and Conclave (2024).

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Robert Harris” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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