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About John Lanchester
British journalist and novelist
John Henry Lanchester is a British journalist and novelist. His reviews appear frequently in the London Review of Books. He is known for writing journalism and fiction, with book reviews as a regular part of his work. The available facts place him chiefly as a contemporary British writer whose name is closely associated with criticism and literary journalism.
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- “I have no way of knowing how people really feel, but the vast majority of those I meet couldn't be nicer. Eve…”Tucker Carlson
- “Dieting on New Year's Day isn't a good idea as you can't eat rationally but really need to be free to consume…”Helen Fielding
- “You ought to pause and enjoy the peace in the moment.”Lailah Gifty Akita
Christmas: more sayings
- “When we went to see the first rough cuts of 'Merry Christmas, Mr Lawrence,' I fell to the floor because my ac…”Ryuichi Sakamoto
- “My mom used to keep all her Christmas cards in a basket bedecked with red ribbon, and I loved to look at them…”Elizabeth Berg
- “Every Christmas Eve, the elves will come and give us a new pair of pajamas.”Sabrina Carpenter
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Books by John Lanchester
The Debt to Pleasure
1996
Capital
2012