Jeffrey Eugenides Books in Order

Jeffrey Eugenides is a Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist and short story writer of Greek and Irish descent. Born in Detroit, Michigan, he attended the University Liggett School before taking his undergraduate degree at Brown University, graduating in 1983. Eugenides later earned an M.A. in Creative Writing from Stanford University. In 1986, he received the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Nicholl Fellowship for his story "Here Comes Winston, Full of the Holy Spirit". His 1993 novel, The Virgin Suicides, gained widespread attention with the 1999 film adaptation directed by Sofia Coppola. The novel was reissued in 2009. Eugenides is known for his reclusive nature, preferring to share insights about his life and work through book signings in his hometown of Detroit. He has spoken publicly about the decline of Detroit and its influence on his writing. The author resides in Princeton, New Jersey, with his wife, the photographer and sculptor Karen Yamauchi, and their daughter. Eugenides joined the faculty of Princeton University's Program in Creative Writing in 2007. His 2002 novel, Middlesex, won the Pulitzer Prize for fiction and the Ambassador Book Award. The novel, which explores themes of identity and culture, was set in part in Berlin, Germany, where Eugenides lived from 1999 to 2004.