Jeremy Harding (born 1952) 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. He grew up in

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. He tells the story of his adoption and the search for his biological mother in the book ''Mother Country: Memoir of an Adopted Boy.'' He is a contributing editor at the ''

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.'' He lives in France, an hour from Bordeaux, with his wife and three sons.

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) *''Mother Country: Memoir of an Adopted Boy'' (2006) *''Border Vigils: Keeping Migrants Out of the Rich World'' (2012)

Publications with contributions by Harding

*''Arthur Rimbaud: Selected Poems and Letters.'' Penguin Classics. London: Penguin, 2004. . Translated by Harding and

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References

Journalists from London Writers from London British journalists British writers Alumni of the University of Cambridge Living people 1952 births British people of Irish descent English people of Irish descent English emigrants to France {{UK-writer-stub