Susan Minot

Novelist

Birthday December 7, 1956

Birth Sign Sagittarius

Birthplace Massachusetts

Age 67 years old

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About

An American novelist and short story writer, she is best known for Monkeys, which won the 1987 Prix Femina Etranger. She is also known for Lust and Other Stories and other works of short fiction.

Before Fame

She studied writing and painting at Brown University and subsequently received an MFA in creative writing from Columbia University.

Trivia

She received both the O. Henry Prize and the Pushcart Prize.

Family Life

She grew up in Boston, Massachusetts and graduated from Concord Academy.

Associated With

She wrote the screenplay for the Bernardo Bertolucci film, Stealing Beauty.