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Carlos Lozada

カルロス・ロザダ

Karurosu Rozada

Aliases: Carlos Eduardo Lozada / Carlos Eduardo Francisco Lozada Rodríguez-Pastor

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1971-11-01 (Lima)
Nationality
Peruvian, American
Languages
English
Residence History
Lima, Peru → California, USA → Peru (until high school) → Washington D.C., USA

Career

Occupations
journalist, author, editor, professor
Active Years
1999-2024
Affiliations
The Washington Post, The New York Times, University of Notre Dame
Memberships
Pulitzer Prize Board, Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Nominations
Pulitzer Prize for Criticism Finalist 2018

Education

University of Notre Dame
Economics and Political Science
Degree: BA
Period: 1993
Year of Graduation: 1993
Country: United States
Princeton University
Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs
Degree: MPA
Period: 1997
Year of Graduation: 1997
Country: United States

Awards

Pulitzer Prize for Criticism
2019
Category: Criticism
Organization: Pulitzer Prize Board
Result: Winner
Nona Balakian Citation for Excellence in Reviewing
2015
Organization: National Book Critics Circle
Result: Winner
Kukula Award
2021
Category: Nonfiction Book Reviewing
Organization: Washington Monthly
Result: Winner

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

What Were We Thinking: A Brief Intellectual History of the Trump Era

2020 Nonfiction

A brief intellectual history of the Trump era through books.

politicsTrump eraAmerican experience

The Washington Book: How to Read Politics and Politicians

2024 Nonfiction

How to read politics and politicians through books.

political criticismbook reviews

Style & Themes

Literary Style
trenchant reviewswarm emotion and careful analysis
Recurring Motifs
government and the American experience

Legacy

Pulitzer Prize-winning book critic known for insightful reviews on politics and American experience.

Trivia

  • From prominent Peruvian families Lozada and Rodríguez-Pastor.
  • Nephew of businessman Carlos Rodríguez-Pastor Sr., cousin of billionaire Carlos Rodríguez-Pastor.
  • Married with three children.