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Henry Hemming

Soon after graduating from university in Newcastle with a 1st in History, Henry Hemming began his year-long journey through the Middle East making art and putting on exhibitions (in Tehran, Muscat and Amman) before arriving in Baghdad just after the city fell in 2003.

A series of international exhibitions emerged out of this expedition as well as the publication of a visual account of the journey, Off Screen, published by Booth-Clibborn Editions, and a written narrative: Misadventure in the Middle East, published by Nicholas Brealey Publishing in 2007. Described as 'compulsively readable' by Anthony Sattin in The Sunday Times, 'a once-in-a-lifetime journey' by Colin Thubron, 'Exuberant and thoughtful' in the Evening Standard, Hemming was hailed as 'a fresh new voice, idealistic, engaging and human' by Justin Marozzi in The Spectator.

In 2008 Henry's latest book In Search of the English Eccentric was published by John Murray. This was an account of his attempt to find England's last remaining eccentrics whilst updating the term 'eccentric' for the 21st century. From a former-sheep pen on the Isle of Skye inhabited by The Leopard Man, through to the front seat of Pete Doherty's car, this is a witty anthropological exploration of marginal characters in English society. He is currently writing a new book for John Murray in between working towards his next exhibition.

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  • Widespread critical acclaim for paperback edition of Henry Hemming's 'In Search of the English Eccentric'

    The paperback of Henry Hemming's 'In Search of the English Eccentric' has received critical acclaim from The Times ("An entertaining, intelligent account of the author's meetings with an eclectic assortment of famous and obscure cases"), The Sunday Telegraph ("Hemming makes some good points, for example about the eccentricity of the monarchy, especially Prince Charles."), The Observer ("It would have been easy to set these people up for ridicule, but Hemming sensitively delves into their psyches to offer a witty narrative.") and The Guardian ("Hemming keeps up a stream of comic patter, dropping in quotes from Hazlitt and Orwell.")

  • Henry Hemming's In Search of the English Eccentric named one of Metro's non-fiction books of the year

    'Unexpected treat of the year was Henry Hemming's quest to discover whether Britain's proud tradition of social non-conformism is dying out. In Search Of The English Eccentric (John Murray, £16.99) included delightful encounters with modern-day oddballs, from fashion designer Vivienne Westwood to the landowner who uses a medieval trebuchet to hurl dead cattle. Hemming argues that true eccentrics are historically stout defenders of civil liberties who enhance Britain's messy yet rich social tapestry.'

    http://www.metro.co.uk/metrolife/books/article.html?Non-Fiction_Of_The_Year…
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