Robert Harris

English novelist · United Kingdom · On the map · Writers · Born 1957 · age 69

Robert Dennis Harris CBE 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.

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2024Commander of the Order of the British EmpireAward2020César Award for Best AdaptationAward2014CWA Ian Fleming Steel DaggerAward2010European Film Award for Best FilmAwardEuropean Film Award for Best ScreenwriterAward2007“Heathrow the next morning looked like one of those bad science fiction movies "set in the near future" after the security forces have taken over the state.”In their wordsCh. 3.Read the whole statement

“A book unwritten is a delightful universe of infinite possibilities. Set down one word, however, and immediately it becomes earthbound.”In their wordsCh. 9.Read the whole statement

1996Fellow of the Royal Society of LiteratureAward1957Born7 March 1957

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Selwyn College, Cambridge

Awards

Commander of the Order of the British Empire2024

César Award for Best Adaptation2020

CWA Ian Fleming Steel Dagger2014

European Film Award for Best Film2010

European Film Award for Best Screenwriter2010

Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature1996

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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.

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United Kingdom