Gregory David Roberts

Gregory David Roberts
BornGregory John Peter Smith
1952 (1952) (age 73)
Melbourne, Australia
Occupation
PeriodNovelist from 2003–present
Website
gregorydavidroberts.com

Gregory David Roberts (born Gregory John Peter Smith; 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.