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Jason Wilson

    Jason Wilson è Professore Emerito di Studi Spagnoli e Latinoamericani. Il suo lavoro si addentra nelle letterature e nelle culture dell'America Latina, esplorandone temi, approcci stilistici e contesti culturali. Wilson offre ai lettori una prospettiva completa sulla ricchezza della letteratura sudamericana e sulle sue influenze di vasta portata.

    The Best American Travel Writing 2010
    The Best American Travel Writing
    The Best American Travel Writing 2015
    Cry Like a Man
    Battle Cry
    Luoghi - 12: Buenos Aires
    • Battle Cry

      • 208pagine
      • 8 ore di lettura

      Countering a culture that coerces men to suppress instead of express, Jason Wilson calls readers to unlearn society's definition of masculinity and discover the power of engaging with and mastering their emotions.

      Battle Cry2021
      4,3
    • Cry Like a Man

      • 224pagine
      • 8 ore di lettura

      In this powerful, message-driven memoir, Jason Wilson uses his life's trials and triumphs to show men how to escape emotional incarceration and embrace true masculinity.

      Cry Like a Man2019
      4,1
    • The Best American Travel Writing

      • 336pagine
      • 12 ore di lettura

      This year's collection of travel writing highlights adventurous and daring experiences in destinations that many might avoid. Featuring engaging dispatches from various authors, the volume showcases the thrill of exploring unconventional locales, offering readers a glimpse into the allure of places that inspire both fascination and trepidation. The narratives invite travel enthusiasts to reconsider their own travel preferences, celebrating the adventurous spirit of those who venture into the unknown.

      The Best American Travel Writing2014
      3,7
    • Collects pieces that represent the best works in travel writing, edited by Bill Buford, an American author and journalist with the "New Yorker."

      The Best American Travel Writing 20102010
      3,7
    • Luoghi - 12: Buenos Aires

      • 288pagine
      • 11 ore di lettura

      A new and innovative series offering in-depth cultural, historical and literary guides to the great cities of the world. More than ordinary guidebooks, they introduce the visitor or armchair traveller to each city's unique present-day identity and its links with the past.Jason Wilson explores this contradictory and culturally rich city by tracing its development from remote ranching settlement to modern metropolis. Taking landmarks, both well-known and hidden, as starting-points for a journey of discovery, he looks at the events, people and writing that have shaped modern Buenos Aires and its cultural life.

      Luoghi - 12: Buenos Aires1999
      3,0