Tom Rob Smith
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January 01, 1979
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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 n...more
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Child 44 by Tom Rob Smith avg rating 3.93 — 1,977 ratings — published 2008 21 editions |
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The Secret Speech by Tom Rob Smith avg rating 3.59 — 276 ratings — published 2009 11 editions |
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グラーグ57〈上〉 by トム・ロブ スミス, Tom Rob Smith , 田口 俊樹 avg rating 5.00 — 2 ratings — published 2009 |
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グラーグ57〈下〉 by トム・ロブ スミス, Tom Rob Smith , 田口 俊樹 avg rating 5.00 — 2 ratings — published 2009 |
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Child 44 by Tom Rob Smith avg rating 0.0 — 0 ratings — published 2008 |
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Child 44 Unabridged by Tom Rob Smith, Dennis Boutsikaris avg rating 0.0 — 0 ratings — published 2008 |
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