Jason Webster (author)
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Jason Webster is an Anglo-American author the main focus of whose work is devoted to Spain. He was born in California in 1970.
[edit] Education
Webster was educated in England, Egypt and Italy. In 1993 he graduated from Oxford University (St John's College) with a degree in Arabic and Islamic History.
[edit] Career
His best-selling first book, Duende - A Journey in Search of Flamenco, which told the story of his quest to learn flamenco guitar, was long-listed for The Guardian First Book Award and has been translated into ten different languages. His second book, Andalus - Unlocking the Secrets of Moorish Spain, examined the deep impact left on Spain - and by extension the rest of Europe - by the Moorish presence and was adapted as a radio play by the BBC. [1]
His most recent book, ¡Guerra! Living in the Shadows of the Spanish Civil War, looks at the wounds left by the civil war on contemporary Spain.
Webster is regarded by his reviewers as an especially original writer and perhaps the first of his generation to get under the skin of the Iberian Peninsula.
Apart from his books, Webster has also written for the British newspapers The Guardian, The Observer, The Daily Mail and the New Statesman.
He has appeared in several British TV documentaries, including 'The Islamic History of Europe', presented by Rageh Omaar on BBC television, and the critically acclaimed 'Andalusia: The Legacy of the Moors' for Five.
He lives in Valencia, Spain, with his partner, a flamenco dancer and actress.
