Robert Harris

Born 1957

From Nottingham, England, United Kingdom · Nationality: United Kingdom · Writes fiction and nonfiction

English author known for his novel "Fatherland" as well as a series of novels on ancient Rome and non-fiction books

Quotes

“Of all human activities, writing is the one for which it is easiest to find excuses not to begin – the desk’s too big, the desk’s too small, there’s too much noise, there’s too much quiet, it’s too hot, it’s too cold, too early, too late.”
The Ghost, Chapter 9

Books by Robert Harris in order

Books by Robert Harris in the order they were published, from A Higher Form of Killing (1982) to Precipice (2024).

Authors readers of Robert Harris often like, from our AI-written notes

Philip K. DickHis "The Man in the High Castle" is another alternate-history novel about a world where the Axis powers won the Second World War.
Len DeightonHis "SS-GB" is an alternate-history thriller set in an occupied Britain, which suits readers of "Fatherland".
Colleen McCulloughHer "The First Man in Rome" series covers the late Roman Republic in detail, appealing to readers of the Cicero novels.
Steven SaylorHis Roma Sub Rosa mysteries set in ancient Rome combine historical detail with a crime plot.
Hilary MantelHer Thomas Cromwell novels cover early modern English politics in a similar way, with a close, research-based viewpoint on power.
Frederick ForsythHis political and espionage thrillers, such as "The Day of the Jackal", share Harris's interest in procedure and state-level plots.