 "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.