Jeremy Harding (born 1952)[1] is a British writer and journalist, based in the south of France.
Life and work
editHarding was born in London, where he was placed for adoption at 11 days old by his Irish mother.[2] He grew up in West London.[1] He tells the story of his adoption and the search for his biological mother in the book Mother Country: Memoir of an Adopted Boy.[3] He was later educated at Wellington College and Magdalene College, Cambridge, where he read English.[4]
He is a contributing editor at the London Review of Books.[5] He lives in France, an hour from Bordeaux, with his wife and three sons.[5]
Publications
editPublications by Harding
edit- Small Wars, Small Mercies: Journeys in Africa's Disputed Nations. London: Penguin, 1993. ISBN 9780140134339.
- The Fate of Africa: Trial by Fire. New York: Simon & Schuster, 1993. ISBN 9780671723590.
- The Uninvited: Refugees at the Rich Man's Gate (2000)[6][7]
- Mother Country: Memoir of an Adopted Boy (2006)[8][9]
- Border Vigils: Keeping Migrants Out of the Rich World (2012)[10]
Publications with contributions by Harding
edit- Arthur Rimbaud: Selected Poems and Letters. Penguin Classics. London: Penguin, 2004. ISBN 978-0140448023. Translated by Harding and John Sturrock.
References
edit- ^ a b Adie, Kate (5 May 2006). "Review: Mother Country by Jeremy Harding". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 4 March 2020 – via www.theguardian.com.
- ^ Hunter-Tilney, Ludovic (17 March 2006). "Father fissure". www.ft.com. Retrieved 4 March 2020.
- ^ Wilkinson, Carl (4 March 2007). "Review: Mother Country by Jeremy Harding". The Observer. ISSN 0029-7712. Retrieved 4 March 2020 – via www.theguardian.com.
- ^ "Cambridge tripos results: English and Economics", The Times, 9 July 1973, p. 16.
- ^ a b Kellaway, Kate (26 March 2006). "Interview: Jeremy Harding". The Observer. ISSN 0029-7712. Retrieved 4 March 2020 – via www.theguardian.com.
- ^ Ascherson, Neal (18 May 2000). "Any port in a storm for determined migrants". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 4 March 2020 – via www.theguardian.com.
- ^ Daniels, Anthony (1 July 2000). "Don't shoot the gatekeeper". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 4 March 2020 – via www.theguardian.com.
- ^ "Mother Country, by Jeremy HardingA Forever Family, by John". The Independent. 2 June 2006. Archived from the original on 8 June 2022. Retrieved 4 March 2020.
- ^ Cooke, Rachel (8 April 2006). "Observer review: Mother Country by Jeremy Harding". The Observer. ISSN 0029-7712. Retrieved 4 March 2020 – via www.theguardian.com.
- ^ Beckett, Andy (16 November 2012). "Border Vigils: Keeping Migrants Out of the Rich World by Jeremy Harding – review". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 4 March 2020 – via www.theguardian.com.
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