Philip Hensher
Author of The Northern Clemency
About the Author
Works by Philip Hensher
The Penguin Book of the British Short Story 1: From Daniel Defoe to John Buchan (2015) — Editor — 75 copies
The Penguin Book of the British Short Story 2: From P.G. Wodehouse to Zadie Smith (2015) — Editor — 72 copies
Molesworth 2 copies
The Corner That Held Them 2 copies
The Collected Stories 1 copy
Dead Languages 1 copy
Associated Works
Christmas Stories from "Household Worlds" and "All the Year Round"; The Mystery of Edwin Drood and Other Stories — Introduction, some editions — 1 copy
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Common Knowledge
- Birthdate
- 1965-02-20
- Gender
- male
- Nationality
- UK
- Birthplace
- London, England, UK
- Places of residence
- London, England, UK
Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England, UK - Education
- Tapton School, Sheffield, England, UK
University of Cambridge (PhD)
University of Oxford - Occupations
- journalist
critic
novelist
editor
teacher (creative writing, University of Exeter) - Organizations
- University of Exeter
- Awards and honors
- Granta's Best of Young British Novelists (2003)
Fellow, Royal Society of Literature
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- Works
- 27
- Also by
- 12
- Members
- 2,448
- Popularity
- #10,474
- Rating
- 3.7
- Reviews
- 75
- ISBNs
- 114
- Languages
- 3
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