Philip Hensher
Professor of Creative Writing at the University of Exeter, Philip Hensher was among Granta 20 Best of Young British Novelists in 2003. The author of six novels, a collection of short stories and an opera libretto, he has won numerous prizes including the Somerset Maugham Award and the Stonewall Journalist of the Year. His 2008 novel, 'The Northern Clemency', was shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize and the Commonwealth Prize. A regular presence in the British media, alongside his Wednesday column for The Independent, he writes for The Spectator and Mail on Sunday.
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Only fools are impressed by parental connections, but they're important on Ucas forms
07 December 2012 06:57 PM
Plus: Why all the fuss about the Picturehouse buyout when our rich tapestry of cinemas is in tatters?
If Daniel Day-Lewis can do Spielberg's Lincoln, why can't we have 'Lord Salisbury: the Musical'?
30 November 2012 06:19 PM
We like to think of ourselves as intensely engaged with history. If that's true, what happened to the British drama of political life? Also, the imperial legacy to gays
I went to France as a student. Now I’d choose Kolkata
23 November 2012 07:08 PM
One student from England has already enrolled in an Indian university - and you can bet that many more will follow in future
The avant-garde lives on. Just listen to Dizzee Rascal
09 November 2012 06:40 PM
The most extraordinary innovations in music may never be to the taste of millions, but they are nonetheless part of our collective imagination
Hurricane Sandy: Ever wondered what it’ll be like when the money and oil run out?
02 November 2012 05:37 PM
Hurricane Sandy has shown New York a glimpse of life without water or power - and it's split the city in two.
The New York Met just staged a great British production, but did anyone over here notice?
26 October 2012 05:24 PM
Why do we wait for American approval before celebrating our homegrown triumphs?
Nick Griffin and the B&B that refused a gay couple: Stay out of hospitality if you won’t serve everyone
19 October 2012 06:30 PM
The BNP use of the term "privacy" is an attempt to twist a proper value to improper ends. Particular personal beliefs are, in practice, incompatible with particular jobs
Invoke the Nazis and you’ve lost the argument
12 October 2012 06:49 PM
Lord Carey's reference to the Third Reich in the context of gay marriage was a fabulous example of Godwin's law
Let's celebrate the Beatles by banning them
05 October 2012 05:41 PM
Pop music is made for a particular time and moment, extending its life-span indefinitely only crowds the market and diminishes the original listening experience
Note to publishers: even authors have to eat
28 September 2012 05:58 PM
Notebook: How The Casual Vacancy could change publishing and why, thanks to Channel 4, we need a respectable new name for MDMA
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Bankers could face jail after report urges the Government to introduce new criminal offence for reckless management
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Breaking the Silence: In the reality of occupation, there are no Palestinian civilians – only potential terrorists
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Richard Nieuwenhuizen death: Six teenagers and 50-year-old father convicted of manslaughter in shocking case of referee killed over a game of football
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Exclusive: Newcastle's star talent-spotter on brink as Joe Kinnear sparks walkout
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Vast methane 'plumes' seen in Arctic ocean as sea ice retreats
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