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Siri Hustvedt
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Siri Hustvedt is an American poet, novelist, essayist, and writer born in Northfield on February 19, 1955. She holds a Doctor of Philosophy and has been educated at St. Olaf College, Columbia University, and Bergen Cathedral School. Her professional affiliations include employment at Cornell University and contributions to TheGuardian.com. She resides in Brooklyn and is married to Paul Auster, with whom she has a child, Sophie Auster.
Hustvedt’s field of work encompasses poetry and essays, and she speaks English and Norwegian, her native language. Her notable works include *Be-ʻenayim ḳeshurot*, *Memories of the Future*, *Schreibtisch mit Aussicht*, *Women: Pablo Picasso, Max Beckmann, Willem de Kooning*, and *Moth to a Flame*. She has received the Princess of Asturias Literary Prize, the Prix Femina, and the Prix Européen de l'Essai Charles Veillon, and was nominated for the Booker Prize.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- February 19, 1955
- Works
- 31
Top works
- Be-ʻenayim ḳeshurot
- Memories of the Future
- Schreibtisch mit Aussicht
- Women: Pablo Picasso, Max Beckmann, Willem de Kooning
- Moth to a Flame
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Key facts
- Born
- ( 1955-02-19 ) February 19, 1955 (age 71) , Northfield, Minnesota , U.S.
- Occupation
- Writer
- Education
- St. Olaf College ( BA ), Columbia University ( PhD )
- Genre
- Novels, poetry, short stories
- Years active
- 1983–present
- Spouse
- Paul Auster ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1982 ; died 2024 )
- Children
- Sophie Auster
- Parents
- Lloyd Hustvedt , Ester Vegan
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Siri
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Northfield
- Spouse
- Paul Auster
- Child
- Sophie Auster
- Father
- Lloyd Hustvedt
- Occupation
- essayist
- Employer
- Cornell University
- Languages spoken
- Norwegian
- Native language
- Norwegian
- Academic degree
- Doctor of Philosophy
- Field of work
- essay
- Official website
- www.sirihustvedt.net
- Image
- Siri-husvedt litteraturexchange-2019 DSC00115 2.jpg
- Residence
- Brooklyn
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- Commons category
- Siri Hustvedt
- date of birth
- 1955-02-19
- nominated for
- Booker Prize
- has written for
- TheGuardian.com
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Encyclopedic overview
Siri Hustvedt (born February 19, 1955) is an American novelist and essayist. Hustvedt is the author of a book of poetry, seven novels, two books of essays, and several works of non-fiction. Her books include The Blindfold (1992), The Enchantment of Lily Dahl (1996), What I Loved (2003), for which she is best known, A Plea for Eros (2006), The Sorrows of an American (2008), The Shaking Woman or A History of My Nerves (2010), The Summer Without Men (2011), Living, Thinking, Looking (2012), The Blazing World (2014), Memories of the Future (2019), and Ghost Stories (2026). What I Loved and The Summer Without Men were international bestsellers. Her work has been translated into over thirty languages.
Early life
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