Friday 5 April 2019
Palmerston Room - St John's College
John Lanchester is a man of many parts: lauded novelist (The Debt to Pleasure, Capital), whip-smart guide to the economic crises of recent years (Whoops!) and sometime restaurant critic.
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His new novel, The Wall, has already been admired by the likes of Philip Pullman and Emily St John Mandel, its dystopian setting a stark allegory for our times. He’ll be discussing the range and ambition of his work with the New Statesman’s Jonn Elledge.
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19:00 - 20:00
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