Jack Hanson

@j_ckh_ns_n

is a PhD candidate at Yale University. His writing has appeared in Artforum, The BafflerCommonweal Lapham's Quarterly, and elsewhere.

Pier Paolo Pasolini at a demonstration in Rome, 1970.

In the Streets of Rome With Pier Paolo Pasolini In the Streets of Rome With Pier Paolo Pasolini

His bracing debut novel, Boys Alive, documents the hard and loose lives of vagabonds in the Italian capital’s underbelly.

Feb 7, 2024 / Books & the Arts / Jack Hanson

Mario Vargas Llosa, London, 1986.

The Miseducation of Mario Vargas Llosa The Miseducation of Mario Vargas Llosa

A recent collection, The Call of the Tribe, explains why the Peruvian writer rejected the left and embraced the thinking of Friedrich Hayek and his ilk.

Jul 5, 2023 / Books & the Arts / Jack Hanson

The Faith of Halldór Laxness

The Faith of Halldór Laxness The Faith of Halldór Laxness

Salka Valka, the first novel written after the Nobel Prize winner’s apparent loss of faith, betrays an ongoing religious aesthetic.

Dec 28, 2022 / Books & the Arts / Jack Hanson

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