Jeremy Harding Explained
Jeremy Harding (born 1952)[1] is a British writer and journalist, based in the south of France.
Life and work
Harding 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
Publications by Harding
- Small Wars, Small Mercies: Journeys in Africa's Disputed Nations. London: Penguin, 1993. .
- The Fate of Africa: Trial by Fire. New York: Simon & Schuster, 1993. .
- 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
- Arthur Rimbaud: Selected Poems and Letters. Penguin Classics. London: Penguin, 2004. . Translated by Harding and John Sturrock.
Notes and References
- News: Kate. Adie. 2020-03-04. Review: Mother Country by Jeremy Harding. The Guardian. 5 May 2006. 0261-3077. www.theguardian.com.
- Web site: 17 March 2006. Ludovic. Hunter-Tilney. 2020-03-04. Father fissure. www.ft.com.
- News: Carl. Wilkinson. 2020-03-04. Review: Mother Country by Jeremy Harding. The Observer. 4 March 2007. 0029-7712. www.theguardian.com.
- "Cambridge tripos results: English and Economics", The Times, 9 July 1973, p. 16.
- News: Kate. Kellaway. 2020-03-04. Interview: Jeremy Harding. The Observer. 26 March 2006. 0029-7712. www.theguardian.com.
- News: Neal. Ascherson. 2020-03-04. Any port in a storm for determined migrants. The Guardian. 18 May 2000. 0261-3077. www.theguardian.com.
- News: Anthony. Daniels. 2020-03-04. Don't shoot the gatekeeper. The Guardian. 1 July 2000. 0261-3077. www.theguardian.com.
- Web site: 2020-03-04. Mother Country, by Jeremy HardingA Forever Family, by John. https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220608/http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/books/reviews/mother-country-by-jeremy-hardinga-forever-family-by-john-houghton-480685.html . 8 June 2022 . subscription . live. 2 June 2006. The Independent.
- News: Rachel. Cooke. 2020-03-04. Observer review: Mother Country by Jeremy Harding. The Observer. 8 April 2006. 0029-7712. www.theguardian.com.
- News: Andy. Beckett. 2020-03-04. Border Vigils: Keeping Migrants Out of the Rich World by Jeremy Harding – review. The Guardian. 16 November 2012. 0261-3077. www.theguardian.com.