Philip Hensher

Philip Michael Hensher (born February 20 1965) is an English novelist, critic and journalist.

Hensher was born in South London, although he spent the majority of his childhood and adolescence in Sheffield, attending Tapton School. [ [http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm199899/cmselect/cmeduemp/22ii/22ap42.htm Memorandum from Dr Philip Hensher, FRSL, to the House of Commons Select Committee on Education and Employment, October 1998] ] He has degrees from both Oxford and Cambridge, where he was awarded a PhD for work on 18th century painting and satire. Early in his career he worked as a clerk in the House of Commons. He has published a number of successful novels, is a regular contributor to "Granta", and he is a columnist and book reviewer for newspapers such as "The Guardian" and "The Independent".

Since 2005 he has taught creative writing at the University of Exeter. He has edited new editions of numerous classic works of English Literature, such as works by Charles Dickens and Nancy Mitford, and has served as a judge for the Booker Prize.

In 2006, Philip Hensher was listed as one of the 100 most influential LGBT people in Britain. ["The Independent", (July 2, 2006), [http://news.independent.co.uk/uk/this_britain/article1153578.ece Gay Power: The pink list] . Retrieved June 25, 2007.]

On 9th September 2008, Hensher's semi-autobiographical novel "The Northern Clemency" was shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize, with the winner to be announced in October.

Works

Among Hensher's novels are:
* "Other Lulus" (1994)
* "Kitchen Venom" (1996)
* "Pleasured" (1998)
* "The Mulberry Empire" (2002)
* "The Fit" (2004)
* "The Northern Clemency" (2008)

He has also published a short story collection:
* "The Bedroom of the Mister's Wife" (1999)

Belles lettres:
* "Selected Essays" (2006)

References

External links

* [http://www.sall.ex.ac.uk/english/content/view/211/3/ Hensher's staff pages at the University of Exeter]