Robert Littell was born in Brooklyn in 1935. He is the author of a group of novels set during the Cold War and its aftermath. He is best known for his books The Company (2002) and The Amateur (1981), whichhas twice been filmed, in 1995 and 2025, the latter film starring Rami Malik and Laurence Fishburne. His most recent novel is A Plague on Both Your Houses (2024).
