Robert Harris: biography, books. The novel "Faterland"

Do you want to know how the world would look if the Second World War ended in victory for Germany? Or maybe you wonder how the ancient Roman city of Pompeii died? The most cinematic works about these and other events was written by Robert Harris. We bring to your attention a selection of the best books of this author!

Biography of the writer

Harris was born on March 7, 1957. It happened in the city of Nottingham (Great Britain). His father was engaged in the manufacture of printing products, he was an activist of the labor movement. Robert Harris received his Bachelor of Arts degree from Cambridge University. The life of the future writer was closely connected with journalism - Robert began his career in the British company BBC. His first projects were Panorama and Newsnight. In 1987, Harris was promoted to political observer in the Sunday newspaper The Observer. Later columnist journalist appeared in the Daily Telegraph and The Sunday Times.

The first books published from the pen of Robert, were exclusively scientific and journalistic. The first entertainment was the novel "Faterland". This bestseller was followed by others. Today, Harris continues to write, many of his books are screened. There is a writer in Berkshire with a large family - his wife Jill Hornby (incidentally, also a writer) and four children.

Faterland

This novel-thriller was published in 1992, translated into 25 languages. In total, three million copies were sold! And in 1994 a film was made on this work. The plot unfolds in 1964. In a world where Nazism conquered, preparations are under way for a double anniversary - the twentieth anniversary of the victory and the 75th anniversary of the great Fuhrer. At the same time, the Berlin investigator begins an investigation into the suicide of the activist of the main party of the country - the National Socialist Party. Xavier Marsh does not yet know that he will be able to get on the trail of the incredible mystery of the Third Reich, which would jeopardize the very existence of the state.

"Enigma"

In 1995, Robert Harris released a new book, whose activities are also linked to the Second World War. In the courtyard of 1943. Secrets of the German cryptographers are trying to unravel the scientists and mathematicians. After all, thousands of lives depend on the results of their work.

Unexpectedly it turns out that in Bletchley Park, where scientists work, an enemy agent appears. Whether it will be possible to identify a traitor and prevent an attack of German submarines - the master of the artistic word and the excellent historian Robert Harris will tell.

"Archangel"

This work completes the trilogy of detectives, inscribed in historical scenery and virtuoso explaining the most important historical secrets. English scientist Dr. Kelso in the room of the Moscow hotel "Ukraine" gets acquainted with a mysterious story about the lost diary of Stalin. Although the author also says that this story is an alternative, and all coincidences are random, the whole book is remarkably similar to the documentary. The heroes of the work get to the shelter of the son of comrade Stalin, lost in the remote forests. What happens next, causes vivid emotions even among sophisticated thriller readers.

"Pompeii"

Not only about the Second World, writes Harris Robert. The books of this writer tell about other historical events, for example, about the city of Pompeii. Harris masterfully transferred the atmosphere of the ancient Roman city, his mores (sometimes quite tough), superstitions.

Readers get acquainted with the citizens, the device of water supply. Robert tries in detail to restore the events of the hottest day in Pompeii - the day of the eruption of Vesuvius.

"Ghost"

A vivid political detective, full of intrigue, came out in 2007. The protagonist is a journalist who does not understand politics at all. He is hired for quite ordinary, at first glance, work - writing memoirs of a retired British prime minister. In the process of work, the journalist discovers details that make the work deadly. In 2010, the same movie was released on the screen, shot on this work.