John Lanchester

British journalist and novelist · United Kingdom · On the map · Journalists · Born 1962 · age 64

John Henry Lanchester is a British journalist and novelist. His book reviews appear frequently for the London Review of Books.

John Lanchester is read about 90 times a day, in 12 languages.

A typical day, 30 days to 23 September 2026

The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 60 days, one point a day.

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A life in dates

2017“we tend to think of them as siblings, perhaps even as twins, as parts of stem (for “science, technology, engineering, and mathematics”).”In their words18 September 2017"The Case Against Civilization"Read the whole statement

“Soap prevented more deaths than penicillin. That’s technology, not science.”In their words18 September 2017"The Case Against Civilization"Read the whole statement

2016“We are more connected in more ways to more people than we ever have been at any point in human history.”In their words21 April 2016The London Review of BooksRead the whole statement

“You can trust that the phone is the property of the person who owns it, because the combination of sim card technology and pin numbers is very strong.”In their words21 April 2016When Bitcoin Grows Up, London Review of BooksRead the whole statement

2010“The internet is the most effective means of giving stuff away for free that humanity has ever devised.”In their words16 December 2010London Review of BooksRead the whole statement