Jeffrey Eugenides | |
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.jpg) Eugenides in October 2012 | |
| Born | March 8, 1960 Detroit, Michigan, U.S. |
| Occupation | Author |
| Education | Brown University (AB) Stanford University (MA) |
| Genre | Fiction |
| Notable works | Middlesex (2002) |
| Notable awards | Pulitzer Prize for Fiction (2003) |
| Children | 2 |
| Relatives | Kallie Branciforte (niece) |
Jeffrey Kent Eugenides (born March 8, 1960) is an American author. He has written numerous short stories and essays, as well as three novels: The Virgin Suicides (1993), Middlesex (2002), and The Marriage Plot (2011). The Virgin Suicides served as the basis of the 1999 film of the same name, 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.