The Wall

Reality, and Other Stories von Lanchester, John

Joseph Kavanagh tritt seinen Dienst auf der Mauer an. Er gehört nun zu den jungen Menschen, die die Mauer unter Einsatz ihres Lebens gegen Eindringlinge verteidigen. Das Leben auf der Mauer verlangt Joseph einiges ab, doch seine Einheit...

Both are central to the multicultural micro-society living and working on Pepys Road-an ordinary street in the Capital. Their stories intertwine with the immigrant workers who service the wealthy residents of the City: Zbigniew, the...

The biggest problem for outsiders in the world of economics is that many of us don't know what the insiders are talking about. The language of economic elites can be filled with jargon. John Lanchester explains everything from...

"I.O.U.: Why Everyone Owes Everyone and No One Can Pay" von John Lanchester ist ein Buch, das die komplexen Ursachen und Auswirkungen der globalen Finanzkrise von 2007-2008 untersucht. Lanchester erklärt auf zugängliche Weise, wie es zur...

Reissues of 2 classic novels from Lanchester, each with a new packaging to tie in with the paperback edition of "Capital", which is also published this month. von Lanchester, John

It's Hong Kong,' she said. 'Heung gong. Fragrant harbour.'Fragrant Harbour is the story of four people whose intertwined lives span Asia's last seventy years. Tom Stewart leaves England to seek his fortune, and finds it in running Hong...

Kavanagh longs for some kind of event as he wiles away his time patrolling the wall, even if this event would call for him to have to fight for his life. Takes place in a strange, broken and yet recognisable world. von Lanchester, John