John Lanchester was born in Hamburg in 1962. He has worked as a football reporter, obituary writer, book editor, restaurant critic, and deputy editor of the London Review of Books, where he is a contributing editor. He is a regular contributor to the New Yorker. He has written four novels, The Debt to Pleasure, Mr Phillips and Fragrant Harbour, and Capital, and two works of non-fiction: Family Romance, a memoir; and Whoops!: Why everyone owes everyone and no one can pay, about the global financial crisis. His books have won the Hawthornden Prize, the Whitbread First Novel Prize, E.M Forster Award, and the Premi Llibreter, been longlisted for the Booker Prize, and been translated into twenty-five languages. He is married, has two children and lives in London.
Published: January 2022
Very modern ghost stories from the Booker-nominated author of The Wall.
Published: November 2020
Very modern ghost stories from the Booker-nominated author of The Wall.
Published: January 2020
John Lanchester's Booker-longlisted new novel - a work of fiction that establishes itself as an instant modern classic.
Published: February 2019
John Lanchester's long-awaited new novel - an hypnotic dystopian novel exploring the most compelling issues of our time.
Published: January 2016
Tie-in edition of the bestselling novel from John Lanchester which is coming to BBC1 starring Toby Jones and Gemma Jones
Published: April 2015
A funny, clear and brilliantly entertaining guide to the world of finance by John Lanchester, bestselling author of Capital and Whoops!
Published: February 2013
John Lanchester's much-loved novel, beautifully republished alongside his bestseller Capital.
Published: February 2013
The perfect companion to Capital, this is John Lanchester's tale of a businessman's life unraveling in a day.
Published: January 2013
The bestselling, moving and hugely topical story of one street caught on the brink of the crash.
Published: July 2008
An astonishing true story of family secrets stretching around the world and through three generations.