Shaman of the Radical Right: The Life and Mind of Jonathan Bowden

Jonathan Bowden was a man who thrived on contradiction—an autodidact who outshone academics, an artist drawn to politics, and a firebrand speaker whose influence outlived his tumultuous career. In this meticulously researched biography, Edward Dutton unveils the complex life of one of Britain’s most enigmatic and controversial thinkers and, perhaps, its greatest ever orator.

Drawing from many hours of interviews with those who knew Bowden—friends, adversaries, colleagues, and protégés—Dutton paints a portrait of a man whose brilliance was both his gift and his burden. Bowden was a polymath, absorbing Nietzsche, Spengler, Evola, and Wyndham Lewis with ease. His speeches, filled with literary and historical allusions, captivated audiences across Britain’s nationalist circles, yet behind the intellectual edifice was a deeply private man whose inner life even his closest friends barely knew—until now.

More than just a political biography, this book is an intellectual autopsy of a man who sought to redefine right-wing thought in the 21st century. Through exhaustive research and fresh, first-hand accounts, Dutton paints the definitive portrait of a troubled but beloved radical right figure.