Jeffrey Kent Eugenides is an American novelist and short story writer. He has written numerous short stories and essays, as well as three novels: The Virgin Suicides, Middlesex, and The Marriage Plot. The Virgin Suicides served as the basis of a feature film, while Middlesex received the 2003 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in addition to being a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award, the International Dublin Literary Award, and France's Prix Médicis.
| Born: | Jeffrey Kent Eugenides, March 8, 1960, Detroit, Michigan, U.S. |
| Occupation: | Writer, professor |
| Alma mater: | Brown University (B.A.), Stanford University (M.A.) |
| Genre: | Fiction |
| Children: | 1 |
| IMDb: | Jeffrey Eugenides's IMDb |
About Jeffrey Eugenides
An American novelist and short story writer, he is best known for his 1993 novel The Virgin Suicides and for his 2011 work The Marriage Plot.
Before Fame
He earned a degree in creative writing from Stanford University.
Achievement
He received the 2003 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction for his novel Middlesex.
Family Life
He and his wife, Karen Yamauchi, settled in Princeton, New Jersey.
Associations
The Virgin Suicides was made into a feature film by Sofia Coppola.
Information related to Jeffrey Eugenides
- Pulitzer Prize for Fiction winners
- Writers from Detroit
