德國 兩德統一  (1952年六月21日)

Gregory John Peter Smith
出生地：	澳大利亞墨爾本
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（Gregory David Roberts），出生於澳大利亞墨爾本，他的“真實經歷”比任何小說都更具傳奇色彩，從學生時代就是個激進的運動分子，活躍於各種反戰、反法西斯、反政府組織，深信自己可以改變世界。優異的天賦，使他成為大學中最年輕的哲學和文學講師，卻在25歲婚姻破裂，失去妻子，更失去5歲愛女的監護權。他選擇用海洛因來填補生命中乍然到來的空洞，從一個理想主義者墮落為毒蟲。
上癮的需求逼使他拿着仿造手槍，以全套西裝打扮、溫和的談吐、禮貌的舉止，去搶劫銀行，因而獲得“紳士大盜”(The Gentleman Bandit)的封號。被捕後，24次的搶劫紀錄換來19年徒刑。兩年半後，羅伯茲於光天化日下逃出澳大利亞最戒備森嚴的重刑監獄，短暫停留新西蘭，然後流亡印度。
這段長達八年的印度流亡歲月，便成了《項塔蘭》最真實的藍本。1991年他在德國被捕，决心坦然面對過去，入獄服刑。1997年獲釋出獄後，他着手寫下《項塔蘭》這部厚達千頁的自傳式小說，

 Gregory David Roberts (born Gregory John Peter Smith; 21 June 1952) 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.

Life

Roberts reportedly became addicted to heroin after his marriage ended, and he lost custody of his young daughter. In his efforts to finance his drug habit, Roberts became known as the "Building Society Bandit" and the "Gentleman Bandit", because he had chosen to rob only institutions with adequate insurance, he would wear a three-piece suit, and he always said "please" and "thank you" to the people he robbed.

Roberts believed at the time that in this way he was lessening the brutality of his acts, but later in his life he admitted that people only gave him money because he had made them afraid. He escaped from Pentridge Prison in 1980.

In 1990, Roberts was captured in Frankfurt after being caught smuggling himself into the country. He was extradited to Australia and served a further six years in prison, two of which were spent in solitary confinement. According to Roberts, he escaped prison again during that time, but relented and smuggled himself back into jail. His intention was to serve the rest of his sentence to give himself the chance to be reunited with his family. During his second stay in Australian prison, he began writing Shantaram. The manuscript was destroyed by prison wardens, twice, while Roberts was writing it.

Writing career

After leaving prison, Roberts was able to finally finish and publish his novel, Shantaram. The book's name comes from the name his best friend's mother gave him, which means "Man of Peace", or "Man of God's Peace".

There is debate as to how much of Shantaram is based on true events or is a conflation of real life and fantasy. On that aspect of Shantaram and of the follow-up novel, The Mountain Shadow, Roberts has stated:

Some experiences from my life are described pretty much as they happened, and others are created narratives, informed by my experience. I wanted to write two or three novels on some bare elements from my life, allowing me to explore the themes that interested me, while keeping the narrative immediate by anchoring it to some of my real experiences. They’re novels, not autobiographies, and all of the characters and dialogue is created. It doesn’t matter how much of it is true or not to me, it’s how true they are to all of us, and to our common humanity.

— Roberts interview

Roberts lived in Melbourne, Germany, and France and finally returned to Mumbai (Bombay), where he set up charitable foundations to assist the city's poor with health care coverage. He was finally reunited with his daughter. He got engaged to Françoise Sturdza, who is the president of the Heart for India Foundation. Roberts also wrote the original screenplay for the movie adaptation of Shantaram.

In 2009, Roberts was named a Zeitz Foundation Ambassador for Community. Ambassadors help raise awareness and shape activities in their areas. In 2011, Roberts stepped aside as an Ambassador due to the pressure of other commitments but continues to assist the Zeitz Foundation as a Friend.

The follow-up novel The Mountain Shadow was released on 13 October 2015 by Little Brown.

Music

In September 2020, the author released his debut single "Drive All Night." This was followed by the single "Lisa Run Away."  His debut album "Love and Faith" is set to be released in December 2020,and is set to have 16 tracks.