Philip Hensher, author portrait
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Philip Hensher

Philip Hensher's novels include The Northern Clemency, which was short-listed for the Man Booker Prize; Kitchen Venom, which won the Somerset Maugham Award, and The Mulberry Empire, which was long-listed for the Man Booker Prize. Chosen by Granta as one of its Best Young British Novelists, he is professor of creative writing at Bath Spa University and a columnist for The Guardian, The Spectator, and The Independent. He lives in London.
The Northern Clemency
The Mulberry Empire

Books

The Northern Clemency
The Mulberry Empire

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