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Robert Harris is a British writer, journalist, novelist, and screenwriter born in Nottingham in 1957. He is a member of the Labour Party and the Royal Society of Literature. His notable work includes the novel *Fatherland*. Harris writes in English and has been active since 1982.
He has received several awards, including the European Film Award for Best Film, the European Film Award for Best Screenwriter, the César Award for Best Adaptation, and the CWA Ian Fleming Steel Dagger. He has also been nominated for the European Film Award – People's Choice Award for Best European Film and the Locus Award for Best First Novel. His works span genres such as thriller and pop music, covering fields like journalism, prose, and historical prose literature.
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It is catalogued under topics including 1957 births, 20th-century English male writers and 20th-century English novelists.
Its subject is documented across 35 Wikipedia language editions.
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
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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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)
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Dennis
- Family name
- Harris
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Place of birth
- Nottingham
- Occupation
- science fiction writer
- Political party
- Labour Party
- Languages spoken
- British English
- Field of work
- historical prose literature
- Genre
- pop music
- Official website
- www.robert-harris.com
- Image
- Robert Harris - Buch Wien 2024.JPG
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- Commons category
- Robert Harris (writer)
- date of birth
- 1957-03-07
- member of
- Royal Society of Literature
- start of work period
- 1982-00-00
- writing language
- English language
- different from
- Robert Harris
- name in native language
- Robert Harris
- ethnic group
- English people
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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).
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