Brenda Lozano | |
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 Brenda Lozano at FILSA 2017 | |
| Born | Brenda Lozano Vázquez 12 June 1981 Mexico City |
| Language | Spanish |
| Alma mater | Ibero-American University |
| Genre | Novels, short stories |
Brenda Lozano (born 1981) is a Mexican writer best known for her novel Loop which received an English PEN Translates Grant.
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, literally "Ideal Notebook," was translated into English by Annie McDermott under the title Loop. In 2019 Loop received an English PEN Translates Grant. [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however, president Andrés Manuel López Obrador complained Lozano had previously been critical of his policies and rescinded the appointment.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]
In 2022, Brujas was translated into English by Lozano's friend [7] Heather Cleary for MacLehose Press (UK) and Catapult Books (US). It was named a TIME Best Book of the Month and critically acclaimed by the New York Times [8] . Cleary is currently at work at her translation of Lozano's Tree Dreaming for Catapult Books (US). [9]
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