Gregory David Roberts Writer

Gregory David Roberts (born June 1952) (born Gregory John Peter Smith) is an Australian author best known for his novel Shantaram. He is a former heroin addict and convicted bank robber who escaped from Pentridge Prison in 1980, and fled to India where he lived for ten years.

Personal facts

Birth dateJanuary 01, 1952
Birth nameGregory John Peter Smith
Birth place
Australia , Melbourne
Nationality
Australians

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Writer

Career start2003

Topical connections

Adam BrowneWriter
Alan ManlyWriter
Alice PungWriter
Antonella Gambotto-BurkeWriter
Jayant PatelCriminal
Arthur LiebehenschelMilitary person
A. L. McCannWriter
Alexander Harris Writer
Robert Hughes Criminal
Jürgen WagnerMilitary person
Keith FaureCriminal
Andrew Fraser Criminal

Gregory David Roberts on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://www.heartforindia.org
  2. http://www.shantaram.co.in
  3. http://www.shantaram.com
  4. http://www.zeitzfoundation.org
  5. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4pylUljaN7A