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John Lanchester
John Lanchester
Awards
Longlisted — Booker Prize, 2019
Shortlisted — Orwell Prize, 2020
Books by John Lanchester
How to Speak Money: What the Money People Say—And What It Really Means
Hardback, 2014
An entertaining and indispensable guide to the language of finance and economics by the writer hailed for “explain[ing] complex stuff in a down-to-earth and witty style” (The Economist).
The Wall: A Novel
Hardback, 2019
An NPR "Favorite Books of the Year" and Financial Times "Best Fiction of the Year" selection.
The best-selling author of The Debt to Pleasure and Capital returns with a chilling fable for our...
The Wall: A Novel
Paperback, 2020
Shortlisted for the 2020 Orwell Prize
"Thrilling…A topical and deftly satirical novel." —Anna Mundow, Wall Street Journal
The Wall: A Novel
E Book, 2019
Shortlisted for the 2020 Orwell Prize
"Thrilling…A topical and deftly satirical novel." —Anna Mundow, Wall Street Journal
How to Speak Money: What the Money People Say—And What It Really Means
E Book, 2014
"Refreshingly clear, sharp, and funny, How to Speak Money will help you understand not only what the language of finance means but also why it matters." —James Surowiecki, author of The Wisdom of...
Reality and Other Stories
E Book, 2021
A Kirkus Reviews Best Short Fiction of 2021 Selection
Ghost stories for the digital age by the Booker Prize–longlisted author of The Wall.
Reality and Other Stories
Paperback, 2022
A Kirkus Reviews Best Short Fiction of 2021 Selection
Ghost stories for the digital age by the Booker Prize–longlisted author of The Wall.