Justin Marozzi

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Justin Marozzi

Born1970 (age 54–55)
OccupationJournalist, historian, travel writer
Alma mater University of Cambridge
Cardiff University
University of Pennsylvania
SubjectHistory
Notable worksBaghdad: City of Peace, City of Blood
Notable awards Ondaatje Prize
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Justin Marozzi


Justin Marozzi (born 1970) is an English journalist, historian and travel writer. [1]

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Biography

Marozzi was a pupil at The King's School, Canterbury and then studied history at Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge. [1] He graduated from the University of Cambridge in 1993 with a starred double first in history. [2] He spent a year studying broadcast journalism at Cardiff University before winning a Thouron Award in 1994 to study for a Master's degree in Political Science at the University of Pennsylvania. [2] [1]

As a journalist, Marozzi worked for the BBC, the Financial Times and the Economist . [2] He also writes for The Spectator [3] and is a Senior Research Fellow in Journalism and the Popular Understanding of History at Buckingham University. [4]

Marozzi is a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society and, since 2021, of the Royal Society of Literature. [2] [4] He lives in Norfolk with his wife Julia and their Transylvanian rescue dog. [4] His interests include deer stalking and classic Bristol Cars. [1]

Selected publications

Awards

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Justin Marozzi: The Life of a Dauntless International Journalist". Thouron Award. 2024.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Bush Writers, 1940-2012" (PDF). The Open University. 27 October 2009.
  3. ↑ "Justin Marozzi". The Spectator. Retrieved 27 July 2025.
  4. 1 2 3 "Fellows". Royal Society of Literature. Retrieved 27 July 2025.
  5. ↑ "A Thousand Golden Cities: 2500 Years of Writing from Afghanistan and its People". Bloomsbury. Retrieved 27 July 2025.
  6. ↑ "Captives and Companions by Justin Marozzi". Penguin. Retrieved 27 July 2025.
  7. ↑ Kerr, Michael (19 May 2015). "Justin Marozzi wins £10,000 RSL Ondaatje Prize". The Daily Telegraph .
  8. ↑ Creamer, Ella (2 October 2025). "'Horny wolves, eunuchs and pirates' among Baillie Gifford prize shortlist subjects". The Guardian . Retrieved 2 October 2025.