Robert Harris (novelist)

Robert Harris CBE
Harris in November 2024
Born	(1957-03-07) 7 March 1957 (age 67) Nottingham, England
Occupation	Novelist
Education	Selwyn College, 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
Children	4
Relatives	Nick Hornby (brother-in-law)
Signature
Harris's voice from the BBC programme Desert Island Discs, 28 November 2010.[1]

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 most recent works are varied in settings but are mostly set after 1870.

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