Philip Hensher

Quick Facts

Full Name	Philip Hensher
Occupation	Author
Date Of Birth	Feb 20, 1965(1965-02-20)
Age	59
Birthplace	London
Country	United Kingdom
Birth City	London
Horoscope	Pisces

Philip Hensher Biography

Philip Hensher is one of the most popular and richest Author who was born on February 20, 1965 in London, London, United Kingdom. Philip Michael Hensher FRSL (born 20 February 1965) is an English novelist, critic and journalist.

In 2002 his novel The Mulberry Empire was longlisted for the Man Booker Prize. In 2008 Hensher’s semi-autobiographical novel The Northern Clemency was shortlisted for the prize. In 2012 he won first prize in the German Travel Writers Award and was shortlisted for the Green Carnation Prize. He also won the Stonewall Prize for the Journalist of the Year in 2007 and the Somerset Maugham Award for his novel Kitchen Venom in 1996.

In 2013 his novel Scenes from Early Life was shortlisted for the Green Carnation Prize, and awarded the Ondaatje Prize. It is based on his husband’s childhood against the backdrop of the war of independence in Bangladesh.

Hensher served on the jury for the 2018 Scotiabank Giller Prize.

Since 2000 Philip Hensher has been listed as one of the 100 most influential LGBT people in Britain, and in 2003 he was selected as one of Granta’s twenty Best of Young British Novelists.

Philip Hensher Net Worth

Philip Hensher is one of the richest Author from United Kingdom. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Philip Hensher 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Hensher wrote the libretto for Thomas Adès’s opera Powder Her Face (1995) and in 2015 he edited The Penguin Book of the British Short Story.

The Bedroom of the Mister’s Wife (1999) brings together 14 of his short stories, including “Dead Languages”, which A. S. Byatt selected for her Oxford Book of English Short Stories (1998), making Hensher the youngest author included in the anthology.

He is Professor of Creative Writing at Bath Spa University, formerly Bath College of Higher Education. From 2005 to 2012 he taught creative writing at the University of Exeter. He has edited new editions of numerous classic works of English literature, including novels by Charles Dickens and Nancy Mitford. Hensher has also served as a judge for the Booker Prize.

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Facts & Trivia

Philip Ranked on the list of most popular Author. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United Kingdom. Philip Hensher celebrates birthday on February 20 of every year.

Top Facts about Philip Hensher

1. Philip Hensher is an English novelist, critic and journalist.
2. He was born on October 20, 1965 in South London.
3. Hensher has written several novels including “The Northern Clemency”.
4. He has also published short stories and non-fiction works.
5. Hensher is a regular contributor to The Guardian newspaper.
6. In 2003, he was named one of Granta’s Best of Young British Novelists.
7. Hensher has been a judge for several literary awards including the Man Booker Prize.
8. He currently teaches creative writing at Bath Spa University.
9. Hensher is openly gay and has written about LGBT issues in his work.
10. His writing style has been described as witty and insightful by critics.