Jeremy Seabrook (born 1939) is an English author and journalist specialising in social, environmental and development issues. [1] His book The Refuge and the Fortress: Britain and the Flight from Tyranny was longlisted for the Orwell Prize. [2]
Seabrook was born in Northampton. He was educated at Northampton Grammar School and Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge, graduating with a degree in Modern and Medieval Languages in 1960. [3] He worked as a teacher and as a social worker, and began writing for the journal New Society in 1963. [4] In addition to contributing articles to newspapers and magazines, Seabrook has also written numerous books and plays for television, radio and theatre, including several collaborations with his old schoolfriend Michael O'Neil. [4] [5]
Jeremy Seabrook (born 1939) is an English author and journalist specialising in social, environmental and development issues. [1] His book The Refuge and the Fortress: Britain and the Flight from Tyranny was longlisted for the Orwell Prize. [2]
Seabrook was born in Northampton. He was educated at Northampton Grammar School and Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge, graduating with a degree in Modern and Medieval Languages in 1960. [3] He worked as a teacher and as a social worker, and began writing for the journal New Society in 1963. [4] In addition to contributing articles to newspapers and magazines, Seabrook has also written numerous books and plays for television, radio and theatre, including several collaborations with his old schoolfriend Michael O'Neil. [4] [5]