Siri Hustvedt

Novelist

Birthday February 19, 1955

Birth Sign Pisces

Birthplace Northfield, MN

Age 69 years old

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About

An American fiction writer, poet, and essayist, she is best known for The Blindfold, The Enchantment of Lily Dahl, and The Sorrows of an American. Her 2003 novel, What I Loved, was shortlisted for the Prix Femina Étranger.

Before Fame

She received a degree in history from St. Olaf College and subsequently attended Columbia University's graduate program in English. In her doctoral dissertation, she analyzed the works of Charles Dickens.

Trivia

Her work commonly focuses on the theme of identity.

Family Life

She married fellow writer, Paul Auster, in the early 1980s. Her daughter, Sophie Hustvedt Auster, became an actress and singer.

Associated With

Her psychologically-themed novels were influenced by the work of Sigmund Freud.