Jonathan Wilson (author)

For the British sports journalist and author, see Jonathan Wilson (journalist/author).

Jonathan Wilson is a British-born writer and professor who lives in Newton, Massachusetts. He is the Fletcher Professor of Rhetoric and Debate as well as the Director of the Center for Humanities at Tufts University.[1] Within the English Department at Tufts, he teaches courses on Creative Writing and contemporary American Fiction.[2] He lives with his wife, Sharon Kaitz,[3] who is an artist. He has two sons, Adam Wilson, a journalist and writer[4] and Gabriel Wilson, who works in film.[5]

Writing

Wilson is the author of the following books:-

His stories and essays have appeared in The New Yorker,[13] the New York Times Magazine,[14] Best American Short Stories[15] and elsewhere. Wilson writes a column on soccer for the Internet Newspaper, The Faster Times [16]

Awards

A Palestine Affair was a finalist for the 2004 National Jewish Book Awards, and Marc Chagall (Jewish Encounters) was a runner-up for the 2007 National Jewish Book Award. He is a Guggenheim Fellowship recipient.[17]

Education

Ph.D., English, Hebrew University of Jerusalem Israel, 1982
St. Catherine's College, Oxford, England, 1977
Columbia University, New York, U.S.A. Visiting Scholar, 1976
B.A., (Hons.) First Class. University of Essex, England, 1974. Major: English and European Literature. Minor: Art History

References

  1. ↑ Wilson's faculty profile at Tufts University
  2. ↑ Tuft's English department profiles
  3. ↑ Sharon Kaitz's website
  4. ↑ The Faster Times
  5. ↑ Gabriel Wilson on IMDB
  6. ↑ The Independent
  7. ↑ The Hiding Room on Barnes and Noble
  8. ↑ Barnes and Noble including clip from New York Times Review of novel
  9. ↑ Boston Globe Review
  10. ↑ Essay on Amazon
  11. ↑ Essay on Amazon Essay on Amazon
  12. ↑ Kick and Run on Amazon
  13. ↑ Wilson's work in The New Yorker
  14. ↑ Wilson's NYT Magazine Articles
  15. ↑ B&N Profile
  16. ↑ TFT
  17. ↑ Random House lists awards

External links

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