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My Take
Tom Rob Smith is proof that one debut can define a writer in the best way. Born in London in 1979 and educated at St John's College, Cambridge, he broke through with Child 44, a chilling thriller about hunting a child murderer in Stalin's Soviet Union, later adapted into a film. What I admire is the ambition of that setting, choosing a place where the very idea of crime was politically inconvenient. The sequels and his standalone novel The Farm show range. The 2009 Barry Award felt earned. I'd happily read whatever he writes next; he picks the hard stories.
Overview
Tom Rob Smith (born February 19, 1979) is an English author, screenwriter and producer. He is best known as the author of Child 44, a novel about the investigation of child murders during the Soviet Union. The book was adapted into a film of the same name, and Smith has written two sequels: The Secret Speech and Agent 6. His first standalone novel, The Farm, was published in 2014.
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1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Tom Rob Smith
- Name (Japanese)
- トム・ロブ・スミス
- Reading
- とむ・ろぶ・すみす
- Born
- February 19, 1979 (age 47)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Pisces / Goat
- Origin
- London, United Kingdom
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- writer / novelist / screenwriter / television producer / television writer
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- St John's College
Awards & achievements
- 2009 Barry Award for Best First Novel
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.