Philip Hensher
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Philip Hensher (born 1965) is an English novelist, critic and journalist.
Hensher was born in South London, and 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, and is a regular contributor to Granta and columnist and book reviewer for newspapers such as The Guardian and The Independent. Since 2005 he has also taught creative writing at the University of Exeter. He has edited new editions of numerous classic works of English Literature, and has served as a judge for the Booker Prize.
[edit] Works
Among Hensher's novels are:
- Other Lulus (1994)
- Kitchen Venom (1996)
- Pleasured (1998)
- The Mulberry Empire (2002)
- The Fit (2004)
He has also published a short story collection:
- The Bedroom of the Mister's Wife (1999)
- Selected essays (2006)
