Siri Hustvedt’s intricately conceived, diabolical puzzle explores how prejudice, fame, money and desire influence our perceptions of each other.
Siri Hustvedt
Siri Hustvedt looks beyond the traditional confines of fiction and has published papers in such peer journals as Contemporary Psychoanalysis and Seizure: European Journal of Epilepsy.
The complexity of the human mind is at the heart of her work – which encompasses poetry, short stories and art history as well as the sciences. Hustvedt’s prolific writing career has been forged despite suffering from crippling migraines (one of which lasted a year) and shaking seizures. Nevertheless, she says, ‘Without my strangenesses, I might not have become a writer, so as with many afflictions sometimes there are reasons to celebrate.’ She is married to the Booker Prize nominee Paul Auster and her daughter Sophie is a lauded singer-songwriter.
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