Fictionalizing History: Jonathan Wilson on whether Palestine was a Jewish "state in waiting" during the 1930s
In this KEEN ON episode, Andrew talks to RED BALCONY author Jonathan Wilson about Palestine in the 1930s, Jabotinsky and Jewish terrorism, and whether it's ever okay to use the Y word to describe Jewish people.
JONATHAN WILSON is the author of nine books, including the novels The Hiding Room (a finalist for the Jewish Quarterly-Wingate Prize) and A Palestine Affair (a New York Times Notable Book and National Jewish Book Award finalist); two short story collections, Schoom and An Ambulance Is on the Way; and the soccer memoir Kick and Run. His latest novel is The Red Balcony (2023). He lives in Newton, Massachusetts. But he's Tottenham through and through.
Named as one of the "100 most connected men" by GQ magazine, Andrew Keen is amongst the world's best known broadcasters and commentators. In addition to presenting KEEN ON, he is the host of the long-running How To Fix Democracy show. He is also the author of four prescient books about digital technology: CULT OF THE AMATEUR, DIGITAL VERTIGO, THE INTERNET IS NOT THE ANSWER and HOW TO FIX THE FUTURE. Andrew lives in San Francisco, is married to Cassandra Knight, Google's VP of Litigation & Discovery, and has two grown children.
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