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John Lanchester Collection – 3 Book Set: Capital, Mr Phillips & Fragrant Harbour - By John Lanchester - Paperback

John Lanchester Collection – 3 Book Set: Capital, Mr Phillips & Fragrant Harbour - By John Lanchester - Paperback

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Discover three acclaimed novels by award-winning British author John Lanchester in this 3-book paperback collection. Bringing together Capital, Mr Phillips, and Fragrant Harbour, this collection spans contemporary London, an ordinary man's journey through the city, and the sweeping history of Hong Kong across seven decades. Together, the novels explore money, ambition, identity, society, colonialism, relationships, and the changing world around their characters. All of our books are brand new.

Titles in This Set / Includes

Includes: Capital • Mr Phillips • Fragrant Harbour

About the Collection

John Lanchester's fiction combines detailed social observation with distinctive characters and settings. These three novels are standalone works, offering different perspectives on modern life, personal identity, money, society, and historical change.

Capital is set on Pepys Road, an ordinary London street where residents from very different backgrounds begin receiving anonymous cards bearing the message, “We Want What You Have.” As the mysterious campaign unfolds, the novel examines money, ambition, inequality, property, and the interconnected lives of the people living on the street.

Mr Phillips follows Victor Phillips on an apparently ordinary Wednesday morning. Having lost his job as an accountant but not told his wife, Mr Phillips leaves home as usual and spends the day wandering through London, reflecting on his life, relationships, fears, and possibilities.

Fragrant Harbour begins in 1935 when young Englishman Tom Stewart travels to Hong Kong in search of adventure and opportunity. His life becomes intertwined with those of several other characters as the city experiences the Japanese occupation, post-war transformation, economic growth, and eventual handover to China.

Why This Set Works

This collection brings together three very different John Lanchester novels connected by their close observation of people and society, exploring money • ambition • identity • relationships • social change • colonialism • cities • history • human behaviour.

The books are standalone novels rather than a chronological series, making the set suitable for readers discovering Lanchester's fiction or building a collection of contemporary British literary fiction.

Perfect For

Perfect for: literary fiction readers • contemporary fiction • British fiction • social novels • historical fiction readers • character-driven fiction • readers interested in London and Hong Kong • book clubs • university and college libraries • home libraries • John Lanchester fans • thoughtful literary gifts

Product Details

Author • John Lanchester • Books in Set • 3 • Titles Included • Capital • Mr Phillips • Fragrant Harbour • Format • Paperback • Publisher • Faber & Faber • Collection ISBN • 9788729200765 • Publication Year • 2017 • Language • English • Collection Type • Selected standalone novels • SKU • LWP1082

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