Johann Hari
British writer and journalist
Johann Hari is a British writer and journalist. He has written books on depression, the war on drugs, attention span and anti-obesity medication.
4 summaries 1h 20 min of listening
British Born 1979 in Glasgow, United Kingdom
Influenced by Christopher Hitchens, Noam Chomsky
About Johann Hari
Johann Hari was born in 1979 and is a British writer and journalist. He wrote for The Independent until 2011, when he resigned after admitting to plagiarism and fabrication in his work. His articles have also appeared in The New York Times, the Los Angeles Times, The Guardian and The New Republic. He also wrote God Save the Queen?, a comic and critical take on the British monarchy. After leaving The Independent he turned to books on a range of subjects, from depression to drug policy. Chasing the Scream, subtitled The First and Last Days of the War on Drugs, was a New York Times best seller. His other books in our catalog are Lost Connections, Magic Pill and Stolen Focus.