John Lanchester: Twenty Types of Human

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John Lanchester: Twenty Types of Human

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Dec 29, 2020

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John Lanchester reads his review of Kindred: Neanderthal Life, Love, Death and Art by Rebecca Wragg Sykes.Read the piece here: lrb.me/neanderthalspodSubscribe to the LRB from just £1 per issue: https://mylrb.co.uk/podcast20b
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Dec 29, 2020

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John Lanchester: Twenty Types of Human

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