Casey Award
1 appearances
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Edition 21 (2003) Winner
Michael Lewis
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Michael Lewis
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1960-10-15 （New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.）
- Nationality
- United States
- Languages
- English
- Religion
- Atheism
- Residence History
- Lives in the Oakland Hills above Berkeley, California, U.S.
Career
- Occupations
- Nonfiction writer, Journalist
- Active Years
- 1989-2025
- Affiliations
- Contributing editor, Vanity Fair, Visiting fellow, University of California, Berkeley
- Memberships
- Member, American Academy of Arts & Sciences
- Influenced By
- Journalism in The Economist and The Wall Street Journal, Tom Wolfe, Behavioral economists (Daniel Kahneman, Amos Tversky, etc.)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Princeton University | — | Art History | BA | 1978–1982 | United States |
| London School of Economics | — | Economics | MSc (Econ) | 1984–1985 | United Kingdom |
Princeton University
Art History
Degree:
BA
Period:
1978–1982
Year of Graduation:
1982
Country:
United States
Senior thesis: 'Donatello and the Antique' (166 pages)
London School of Economics
Economics
Degree:
MSc (Econ)
Period:
1984–1985
Year of Graduation:
1985
Country:
United Kingdom
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | American Academy of Arts & Sciences (elected) | — | — | American Academy of Arts & Sciences | elected member |
| 2009 | Gerald Loeb Award (Feature Writing) | The End | Feature Writing | Gerald Loeb Award | Winner |
| 2010 | Gerald Loeb Award (Feature Writing) | Wall Street on the Tundra | Feature Writing | Gerald Loeb Award | Winner |
| 2008 | Gerald Loeb Award (Magazines) — Honorable Mention | In Nature's Casino | Magazines | Gerald Loeb Award | Honorable Mention |
American Academy of Arts & Sciences (elected)
2023
Organization:
American Academy of Arts & Sciences
Result:
elected member
Gerald Loeb Award (Feature Writing)
2009
Work:
The End
Category:
Feature Writing
Organization:
Gerald Loeb Award
Result:
Winner
Gerald Loeb Award (Feature Writing)
2010
Work:
Wall Street on the Tundra
Category:
Feature Writing
Organization:
Gerald Loeb Award
Result:
Winner
Gerald Loeb Award (Magazines) — Honorable Mention
2008
Work:
In Nature's Casino
Category:
Magazines
Organization:
Gerald Loeb Award
Result:
Honorable Mention
Awards & Nominations
Los Angeles Times Book Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 31 (2010) Winner
Works
Major Works
Liar's Poker
1989 Nonfiction (finance)A memoir-style nonfiction account of Lewis's experiences at Salomon Brothers and the culture of Wall Street in the 1980s, including mortgage-backed securities.
financial marketsWall Street culturecorporate behavior
Moneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfair Game
2003 Nonfiction (sports/economics)Follows the Oakland Athletics and GM Billy Beane's statistical approach to building a competitive baseball team, rethinking value in professional sports.
data analysisredefining valueteam building
Adaptations
- [Film] Moneyball / Bennett Miller (2011)
Translations
- Moneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfair Game
The Blind Side: Evolution of a Game
2006 Nonfiction (sports/society)Through the life of a football player, examines sports, family, and education in American society and how success is constructed.
American societysports and classeducation and opportunity
Adaptations
- [Film] The Blind Side / John Lee Hancock (2009)
The Big Short: Inside the Doomsday Machine
2010 Nonfiction (finance/economics)Tells the story of those who foresaw the 2007–2008 financial crisis and explains the structure of the subprime mortgage collapse.
financial crisisregulatory failuremarket malfunction
Adaptations
- [Film] The Big Short / Adam McKay (2015)
The Undoing Project: A Friendship that Changed Our Minds
2017 Nonfiction (biography/psychology)Chronicles the collaboration and friendship of Daniel Kahneman and Amos Tversky and reveals systematic errors in human judgment.
behavioral economicscognitive biasesscientific collaboration
Going Infinite: The Rise and Fall of a New Tycoon
2023 Nonfiction (technology/finance)A detailed account of FTX and Sam Bankman-Fried's rise and fall, scrutinizing the crypto industry and its ethics.
cryptoentrepreneurial ethicsmechanisms of collapse
Bibliography
- Liar's Poker: Rising through the Wreckage on Wall Street (1989)
- Pacific Rift (1991)
- The Money Culture (1991)
- Trail Fever (1997)
- The New New Thing (1999)
- Next: The Future Just Happened (2001)
- Moneyball (2003)
- Coach: Lessons on the Game of Life (2005)
- The Blind Side (2006)
- The Big Short (2010)
- Flash Boys (2014)
- The Undoing Project (2017)
- The Fifth Risk (2018)
- Going Infinite (2023)
Adaptations
- Moneyball (film, 2011)
- The Blind Side (film, 2009)
- The Big Short (film, 2015)
Translations of Works
- Moneyball (Japanese translation)
- The Big Short (Japanese translation)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Narrative-driven nonfictionExplanatory prose that makes complex economic/financial concepts accessible
- Recurring Motifs
- exposure of market and institutional flawsindividual judgment and behaviorre-evaluation through numbers and data
Legacy
Michael Lewis is widely known for narrative nonfiction on finance, economics, and sports; many of his books became bestsellers and were adapted for film. He is praised for storytelling but has faced controversy over factual accuracy and simplification.
Academic Societies
- American Academy of Arts & Sciences
In Popular Culture
- Several books adapted into major films, giving him significant popular-cultural impact (e.g., Moneyball, The Blind Side, The Big Short).
Quotes
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“No one writes with more narrative panache about money and finance than Mr. Lewis.”
Source: The New York Times (book review) (2010)
Trivia
- Has been married three times (Diane deCordova, Kate Bohner, Tabitha Soren).
- Hosts the podcast 'Against the Rules'.
- In 2021 one of his daughters died in a car collision.