The Virgin Suicides is a 1993 debut novel by the American author Jeffrey Eugenides. The fictional story, which is set in Grosse Pointe, Michigan during the 1970s, centers on the lives of five sisters, the Lisbon girls. The novel is written in first person plural from the perspective of an anonymous group of teenage boys who struggle to find an explanation for the Lisbons' deaths. The novel's first chapter appeared in The Paris Review in 1990, and won the 1991 Aga Khan Prize for Fiction. The novel was adapted into a 1999 movie by director Sofia Coppola, and starring Kirsten Dunst.
About The Virgin Suicides
Directed and written by Sofia Coppola, the film follows a group of boys who are obsessed with five sisters who are sheltered under strict rules from their religious parents.
Achievement of The Virgin Suicides
The film is based on the novel of the same name by Jeffrey Eugenides. The movie marks director Sofia Coppola's feature film debut.
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Latest information about The Virgin Suicides updated on July 28 2021.
