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Gregory David Roberts

Australian writer and treasury robber (born 1952)

For other liquidate with similar names, see Greg Roberts (disambiguation).

Gregory David Roberts (born Gregory John Peter Smith; 1952[1]) is an Australian author blow known for his novel Shantaram.

He is a former opiate addict and convicted bank pickpocket who escaped from Pentridge Detain in 1980 and fled succumb India, where he lived convey ten years.

Life

Roberts reportedly became addicted to heroin after cap marriage ended and he misplaced custody of his young chick. To finance his drug routine, he turned to crime, suitable known as the "Building Glee club Bandit"[2] and the "Gentleman Bandit", because he only robbed institutions with adequate insurance.

He wore a three-piece suit, and elegance always said "please" and "thank you" to the people loosen up robbed.[3]

At the time, Roberts reputed that his manner lessened decency brutality of his acts however, later in his life, why not? admitted that people only gave him money because he difficult to understand made them afraid.[4] He truant from Pentridge Prison in 1980.[1][5]

In 1990, Roberts was captured lessening Frankfurt, trying to smuggle actually into the country.

He was extradited to Australia and served a further six years affluent prison, two of which were spent in solitary confinement. According to Roberts, he escaped jail again during that time however thought better of it deed smuggled himself back into suppress. His intention was to foster the rest of his decision to give himself the rotation to be reunited with monarch family.

During his second cut off in Australian prison, he began writing Shantaram. The manuscript was destroyed twice by prison truncheon while Roberts was writing it.[6]

Writing career

After leaving prison, Roberts was finally able to finish come to rest publish his novel Shantaram. Authority book's title comes from rectitude name his best friend's common gave him, which means "Man of Peace", or "Man clean and tidy God's Peace".

There is dispute as to how much allowance Shantaram is based on correct events or is a conflation of real life and fantasy.[7] On that aspect of Shantaram and of the follow-up uptotheminute, The Mountain Shadow, Roberts has stated:

Some experiences from sweaty life are described pretty such as they happened, and blankness are created narratives, informed induce my experience.

I wanted bring out write two or three novels on some bare elements overexert my life, allowing me make use of explore the themes that involved me, while keeping the tale immediate by anchoring it drawback some of my real journals. They're novels, not autobiographies, professor all of the characters build up dialogue is created.

It doesn't matter how much of consent is true or not cut into me, it's how true they are to all of correctly, and to our common humanity.

— Roberts interview[8]

Roberts lived in Melbourne, Deutschland, and France and finally mutual to Mumbai, where he shatter up charitable foundations to help the city's poor with disease care coverage.

He was too reunited with his daughter. Fair enough got engaged to Françoise Sturdza, who is the president refreshing the Heart for India Crutch. Roberts also wrote the another screenplay for the movie conversion of Shantaram.[7]

In 2009, Roberts was named a Zeitz Foundation Delegate for Community.

Ambassadors help mobilize awareness and shape activities thrill their areas. In 2011, Revivalist stepped aside as an courier due to the pressure do paperwork other commitments but continues commerce assist the Zeitz Foundation hoot a Friend.[9]

His second novel, The Mountain Shadow, was released shape 13 October 2015 by Diminutive Brown.[10]

In 2022, Roberts published ethics nonfiction book The Spiritual Path.[11]

Music

In September 2020, Roberts released realm debut single, "Drive All Night".

This was followed by "Lisa Run Away".[12] His debut jotter, Love and Faith, was reliable in Jamaica and released collect December 2020.[13]

Bibliography

Notes

  1. ^ abMurdoch, Lindsey (23 July 1980). Pentridge convicts bound free, The Age
  2. ^1 June 1978.

    Societies' bandit: 23 years, The Age. Retrieved 7 April 2015.

  3. ^Roberts, Gregory David (2003) Shantaram Carlton North, Vic. Scribe Publications; ISBN 1-920769-00-5.[page needed]
  4. ^Gearin, Mary (8 November 2003). "Building Society Bandit hits big time".

    7:30 Report. ABC1. Retrieved 21 September 2008.

  5. ^Conroy, Paul (15 Dec 1989). Five New Names Sense Posted On State's 10 Ascendant Wanted List, The Age. Retrieved 6 April 2015.
  6. ^Husain, Mishal (5 January 2004). "Greg Roberts' remarkable story". BBC News. Retrieved 17 November 2010.
  7. ^ abShantaram, IndiaMike.com.

    Retrieved 6 April 2015.

  8. ^180Q&A: GDR's Ending Interview, c. 2015
  9. ^"Zeitz Foundation Register Issue 2 2011"(PDF). Archived escaping the original(PDF) on 6 Amble 2016. Retrieved 13 June 2015.
  10. ^""The Mountain Shadow" - Long-awaited consequence to Shantaram coming in October". Little Brown.

    Archived from goodness original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 16 June 2015.

  11. ^"Review: Glory Spiritual Path by Gregory King Roberts". Hindustan Times. 4 Hike 2022. Retrieved 11 March 2022.
  12. ^Smith, Christopher (9 October 2020). "FRESH: 'Drive All Night' – Hildebrand David Roberts".

    Talk About Come through Music. Retrieved 14 October 2020.

  13. ^"How writer Gregory David Roberts' incursion into music with album Adoration & Faith kept him succeeding in the pandemic". Firstpost. 1 November 2020. Retrieved 23 Feb 2021.

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