Justin Marozzi
Justin Marozzi | |
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| Born | 1970 (age 55–56) |
| Occupation | Journalist, historian, travel writer |
| Alma mater | University of Cambridge Cardiff University University of Pennsylvania |
| Subject | History |
| Notable works | Baghdad: 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]
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
- South from Barbary (2001), an account of Marozzi's travels on camel through the Libyan Sahara
- Tamerlane: Sword of Islam, Conqueror of the World (2004), a biography of the Mongol conqueror Timur
- Faces of Exploration (2006), an account of famous 20th century explorers
- The Man Who Invented History: Travels with Herodotus (2008), a biography of the world's first historian
- Baghdad: City of Peace, City of Blood (2014)
- Islamic Empires - Fifteen Cities that Define a Civilization (2019)[1]
- A Thousand Golden Cities: 2,500 Years of Writing from Afghanistan and its People (2023)[5]
- Captives and Companions: A History of Slavery and the Slave Trade in the Islamic World (2025)[6]
Awards
- 2015 Ondaatje Prize for Baghdad: City of Peace, City of Blood[7]
- Shortlisted for the 2025 Baillie Gifford Prize for Captives and Companions: A History of Slavery and the Slave Trade in the Islamic World[8]
References
- ^ a b c d e "Justin Marozzi: The Life of a Dauntless International Journalist". Thouron Award. 2024.
- ^ a b c d "Bush Writers, 1940-2012" (PDF). The Open University. 27 October 2009.
- ^ "Justin Marozzi". The Spectator. Retrieved 27 July 2025.
- ^ a b c "Fellows". Royal Society of Literature. Retrieved 27 July 2025.
- ^ "A Thousand Golden Cities: 2500 Years of Writing from Afghanistan and its People". Bloomsbury. Retrieved 27 July 2025.
- ^ "Captives and Companions by Justin Marozzi". Penguin. Retrieved 27 July 2025.
- ^ Kerr, Michael (19 May 2015). "Justin Marozzi wins £10,000 RSL Ondaatje Prize". The Daily Telegraph.
- ^ Creamer, Ella (2 October 2025). "'Horny wolves, eunuchs and pirates' among Baillie Gifford prize shortlist subjects". The Guardian. Retrieved 2 October 2025.