Brenda Lozano | |
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 Brenda Lozano at FILSA 2017 | |
| Born | Brenda Lozano Vázquez 12 June 1981 Mexico City |
| Language | Spanish |
| Nationality | Mexican |
| Alma mater | Ibero-American University |
| Genre | Novels, short stories |
Brenda Lozano (born 1981) is a Mexican writer best known for her novel Loop which won the PEN Award on Translation.
She studied literature at the Universidad Iberoamericana. She has published three novels, Todo nada, Cuaderno ideal, and Brujas, as well as a book of short fiction Cómo piensan las piedras. In 2017, she was named as one of the Bogota 39, a selection of the best young writers in Latin America. [1]
Cuaderno ideal was translated into English by Annie McDermott under the title Loop. In 2019 Loop was granted the PEN Award on Translation. [2] [3]
On August 16, 2021 Brenda Lozano was posted to the Mexican embassy in Spain as a cultural attaché. [4] Only four days later, however, president Andrés Manuel López Obrador complained Lozano had previously been critical of his policies and rescinded the appointment. [5] Lozano became the target of a coordinated astroturfing attack, harassing her via social media. [6]
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