Tom Rob Smith

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Tom Rob Smith

5 books1 series

Tom Rob Smith (born 1979) is an English writer. The son of a Swedish mother and an English father, Smith was raised in London where he lives today. After graduating from Cambridge University in 2001, he completed his studies in Italy, studying creative writing for a year. After these studies, he wo…

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Tom Rob Smith (born 1979) is an English writer. The son of a Swedish mother and an English father, Smith was raised in London where he lives today. After graduating from Cambridge University in 2001, he completed his studies in Italy, studying creative writing for a year. After these studies, he worked as a scriptwriter.

His first novel, Child 44, about a series of child murders in Stalinist Russia, appeared in early 2008 and was translated into 17 languages. It was awarded the 2008 Ian Fleming Steel Dagger for Best Thriller of the year by the Crime Writer's Association. It was recently a Barnes & Noble recommended book. On July 29, 2008 the book was named on the long list for the 2008 Man Booker Prize. In November 2008, he was nominated for the 2008 Costa First Novel Award (former Whitbread).

Child 44 followed-up by The Secret Speech (2009)and Agent 6 (2011).

AUTHOR CAREER

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2008–20235 cataloged publications

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THE AUTHOR’S WRITING

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Science Fiction1 (20%)
Other4 (80%)

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Genres and themes

Thriller5 / 5 books
Mystery4 / 5 books
Crime Fiction3 / 5 books
Historical Fiction3 / 5 books
Fantasy1 / 5 books
Horror1 / 5 books
Science Fiction1 / 5 books
Dystopia1 / 5 books

THE AUTHOR’S WORLDS

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