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He was born in hamburg, brought up in hong kong and educated in england. The novel is set in london prior to and during the 2008 financial crisis, jumping between december 2007, april 2008, and august 2008. A novel paperback may 28, 20 by john lanchester ebook pdf download. He has written four novels, the debt to pleasure, mr phillips and fragrant harbour, and capital, and three works of nonfiction.
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