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2. John Henry Lanchester (born 25 February 1962) is a British journalist and novelist. He was born in Hamburg, brought up in Hong Kong and educated in England; between 1972 and 1980 at Gresham's School in Holt, Norfolk, then at St John's College, Oxford. He is married to historian and author Miranda Carter, with whom he has two children, and ...
Nov 25, 2020 · The novelist discusses childhood memories of Labuan, life lessons from his father and the flaws of heroes. By New Statesman. (Photo By Kristian Hammerstad) John Lanchester was born in Hamburg in 1962. A journalist and novelist, he is the author of nine books, including “The Wall”, which was longlisted for the 2019 Booker.
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The RSL connects writers in the Fellowship to one another, and to a wider readership. John Henry Lanchester is a British journalist and novelist. He was born in Hamburg, brought up in Hong Kong and educated in England, at Gresham's School, Holt between 1972 and 1980 and St John's College, Oxford.
John Lanchester was born in Hamburg in 1962. He grew up in the Far East, but was educated in England. A former editor at the publishers Penguin, he is a member of the editorial board of the London Review of Books, and is a regular contributor to several newspapers and magazines, including Granta, the New Yorker and The Observer, for whom he was restaurant critic, and the Daily Telegraph, for ...
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John Lanchester has 30 books on Goodreads with 127040 ratings. John Lanchester’s most popular book is Empire of the Sun.
Jan 12, 2021 · The Wall is a book squarely for our time: set a few minutes after a hypertrophied Brexit with an industrial dose of the nativism that is more familiar to American readers. The dystopian conceit is a zero say-do gap where policy is manifest in the most literal and stark proportions. It’s not a new trick, but in Lanchester’s hands, The Wall ...
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About the Author. John Lanchester is the prize-winning author of three novels: The Debt to Pleasure, Mr. Phillips, and Fragrant Harbour, as well as a family memoir. He is also a journalist whose work has appeared in The New Yorker, The New York Review of Books, the London Review of Books, The Times of London and the New York Times.
