John Lanchester
John Lanchester | |
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Leipzig 2013 | |
| Born | 25 February 1962 Hamburg, West Germany (now Germany) |
| Language | English |
| Education | Gresham's School |
| Alma mater | St John's College, Oxford |
| Genre | Literary fiction, Business |
| Notable awards | Whitbread Book Award 1996 E. M. Forster Award 2008 |
| Spouse | Miranda Carter |
| Children | 2 |
John Henry Lanchester (born 25 February 1962) is a British journalist and novelist.
He was born in Hamburg, brought up in Hong Kong and educated in England; between 1972 and 1980 at Gresham's School in Holt, Norfolk, then at St John's College, Oxford.
He is married to historian and author Miranda Carter, with whom he has two children, and lives in London.