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Want to know what the world might look like if World War II ended with a German victory? Or maybe you are wondering how the ancient Roman city of Pompeii perished? The most cinematic works about these and other events were written by Robert Harris. We bring to your attention a selection of the best books by this author!
Writer's biography
Harris was born on March 7, 1957. It happened in the city of Nottingham (UK). His father was engaged in the manufacture of printing products, was an activist in the labor movement. Robert Harris received a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Cambridge. 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 received a position as a political columnist for the Sunday newspaper The Observer. Later, the journalist's columns appeared in the Daily Telegraph and The Sunday Times.
The first books published by Robert were exclusively scientific and journalistic. FirstThe novel Vaterland turned out to be an entertaining work. This bestseller was followed by others. Today, Harris continues to write, many of his books have been filmed. The writer lives in Berkshire with a large family - his wife Jill Hornby (by the way, also a writer) and four children.
Vaterland
This thriller novel was published in 1992 and has been translated into 25 languages. A total of three million copies have been sold! And in 1994, a film was made based on this work. The story takes place in 1964. In the world where Nazism won, preparations are underway for a double anniversary - the twentieth anniversary of the victory and the 75th anniversary of the great Fuhrer. At the same time, a Berlin investigator begins an investigation into the suicide of an activist from the country's main party, the National Socialist. Xavier Marsh has no idea that he will be able to get on the trail of the incredible secret of the Third Reich, which will threaten the very existence of the state.
Enigma
In 1995, Robert Harris releases a new book, the actions of which are also connected with the Second World War. Outside in 1943. The secrets of German ciphers are trying to unravel mathematicians. After all, thousands of human lives depend on the results of their work.
Unexpectedly, it turns out that an enemy agent appears in Bletchley Park, where the scientists work. Whether it will be possible to identify the traitor and prevent the attack of German submarines - the master of artistic expression and excellent historian Robert Harris will tell.
Archangel
This work completes the trilogy of detectives inscribed in historicalscenery and masterfully explaining the most important historical secrets. English scientist Dr. Kelso in the room of the Moscow hotel "Ukraine" gets acquainted with the mysterious story about the lost diary of Stalin. Although the author says that this story is an alternative one, and all coincidences are random, the whole book is surprisingly similar to a documentary. The heroes of the work get to the shelter of the son of Comrade Stalin, lost in the dense forests. What happens next evokes vivid emotions even among sophisticated readers of thrillers.
Pompeii
Harris Robert writes not only about World War II. The books of this writer also tell about other historical events, for example, about the city of Pompeii. Harris masterfully conveyed the atmosphere of the ancient Roman city, its customs (sometimes quite harsh), superstitions.
Readers get acquainted with the townspeople, the water supply device. Robert is trying to reconstruct in detail the events of the hottest day in Pompeii - the day of the eruption of Vesuvius.
Ghost
A bright political detective, full of intrigue, was released in 2007. The protagonist is a journalist who is absolutely ignorant of politics. He is hired for a seemingly ordinary job - writing the memoirs of a retired British prime minister. In the process of work, the journalist discovers the details that make the work deadly. In 2010, a film of the same name based on this work was released.
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