Chloe Aridjis | |
|---|---|
 Aridjis reading from Book of Clouds | |
| Born | New York City, U.S. |
| Occupation | Novelist |
| Language | English |
| Nationality |
|
| Alma mater | Harvard University University of Oxford |
| Period | Contemporary |
| Genre | |
| Notable works | Book of Clouds (2009) Asunder (2013) Sea Monsters (2019) Dialogue With a Somnambulist (2021, 2023) |
| Notable awards | Prix du Premier Roman Étranger (2009) PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction (2020) Prado Museum Writing the Prado Residency (2023) |
| Relatives |
|
| Website | |
| www | |
Chloe Aridjis (born 1971) is a Mexican and American novelist and writer. Her novel Book of Clouds (2009) was published in eight countries, and won the Prix du Premier Roman Étranger. Her second novel, Asunder was published in 2013 to unanimous acclaim.[1] Her third novel, Sea Monsters (2019), was awarded the PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction in 2020.[2] She is the eldest daughter of Mexican poet and diplomat Homero Aridjis and American Betty F. de Aridjis, an environmental activist and translator. She is the sister of film maker Eva Aridjis. She has a doctorate in nineteenth-century French poetry and magic from the University of Oxford.[3]
- ^ "The Omnivore » Asunder by Chloe Aridjis".
- ^ "Announcing the Winner of the 2020 PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction: SEA MONSTERS by Chloe Aridjis | The PEN/Faulkner Foundation". 6 April 2020.
- ^ "News Room". Grove Atlantic. 23 January 2017.