Jeffrey Eugenides

About the Author

Jeffrey Eugenides was born in Detroit, Michigan on March 8, 1960. He received a B.A. from Brown University and an M.A. in English and creative writing from Stanford University in 1986. His first novel, The Virgin Suicides, was published to in 1993 and was made into a feature film. His other works show more include Middlesex, which won the 2003 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, and The Marriage Plot. He is a professor of creative writing at Princeton University. (Bowker Author Biography) show less

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Works by Jeffrey Eugenides

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Middlesex (2002) 27,261 copies

The Virgin Suicides (1993) 12,724 copies

The Marriage Plot (2011) — Author — 5,314 copies

My Mistress's Sparrow Is Dead (2008) — Editor — 766 copies

Fresh Complaint: Stories (2017) 575 copies

The Switch [2010 film] (2010) — Writer — 59 copies

Thomas Demand (2005) 46 copies

Air Mail [short fiction] (2003) 42 copies

James Casebere: The Spacial Uncanny (2001) 21 copies

Bookclub-in-a-Box Discusses Jeffrey Eugenides' Novel Middlesex (2005) 12 copies

Find the Bad Guy 9 copies

Extreme Solitude 5 copies

No title 4 copies

Complainers: A Story (Picador Singles) (2020) 2 copies

Trova il cattivo (in Una cosa sull'amore) 1 copy

Gilead | The Memory Keeper's Daughter | Middlesex | The Bean Trees 1 copy

Jomfrudd̜ 1 copy

Middlesex [Audiobook, CD, Unabridged] Publisher: Macmillan Audio; Unabridged edition 1 copy

Intriga matrimoniala (Romanian Edition) (2011) 1 copy

Denuncia tempestiva (in Una cosa sull'amore) 1 copy

Giardini volubili (in Una cosa sull'amore) 1 copy

La vulva oracolare (in Una cosa sull'amore) 1 copy

Posta aerea (in Una cosa sull'amore) 1 copy

Multiproprietà (in Una cosa sull'amore) 1 copy

Musica barocca (in Una cosa sull'amore) 1 copy

Siringa per ungere la carne (in Una cosa sull'amore) 1 copy

Great Experiment 1 copy

Le brontolone (in Una cosa sull'amore) 1 copy

2005 1 copy

Early Music - Interaktives Hörbuch Englisch: Das Hörbuch zum Sprachen lernen mit ausgewählten… (2007) 1 copy

The Marriage Plot: Free Excerpt 1 copy

March 1 copy

The Jeffrey Eugenides three-book collection (2014) 1 copy

Timeshare [a short story] 1 copy

2003 1 copy

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Associated Works

The Picture of Dorian Gray (1890) — Introduction, some editions — 39,788 copies

The Future Dictionary of America (2004) — Contributor — 630 copies

Wonderful Town: New York Stories from The New Yorker (2000) — Contributor — 355 copies

The Best American Short Stories 1997 (1997) — Contributor — 337 copies

Lost Classics: Writers on Books Loved and Lost, Overlooked, Under-read, Unavailable, Stolen, Extinct, or Otherwise Out… (2000) — Contributor — 302 copies

Granta 54: Best of Young American Novelists (1996) — Contributor — 238 copies

Object Lessons: The Paris Review Presents the Art of the Short Story (2012) — Introduction — 221 copies

The Best American Short Stories 2019 (2019) — Contributor — 182 copies

Burned Children of America (2001) — Contributor — 123 copies

Best Food Writing 2001 (2001) — Contributor — 66 copies

McSweeney's Issue 42 (McSweeney's Quarterly Concern): Multiples (2013) — Contributor — 63 copies

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Canonical name: Eugenides, Jeffrey
Legal name: Eugenides, Jeffrey Kent
Birthdate: 1960-03-08
Gender: male
Nationality: USA
Birthplace: Detroit, Michigan, USA
Places of residence: Chicago, Illinois, USA
Berlin, Germany
Princeton, New Jersey, USA
Education: University Liggett School (Grosse Point, Michigan)
Brown University (B.A. | 1983)
Stanford University (M.A. | Creative Writing)
Occupations: short story writer
teacher
editor
novelist
Organizations: Princeton University
Awards and honors: Whiting Writers' Award (1993)
Granta's Best Of Young American Novelists (1996)

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Middlesex: A Novel by Jeffrey Eugenides

Possibly the best book I have EVER read. Ever.

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kdegour23 | 631 other reviews | May 29, 2024 |

The Marriage Plot: A Novel by Jeffrey Eugenides

I pretty much gobbled this book. I found the descriptions and discussion of manic-depressive illness fascinating and was curious about Mitchell's religious pursuits (especially in India). The literary references struck a chord and I enjoyed the story. Not having read Middlesex, I can't compare it but I will definitely add it my list. Eugenides is a phenomenal researcher and a talented writer.

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featherbooks | 288 other reviews | May 7, 2024 |

The Virgin Suicides: A Novel by Jeffrey Eugenides

Reads a lot like an overly intense and dramatized documentary, but still interesting and very well written. At times it seemed hard to empathize with the entire situation since the parents and the girls were all such insane/inexplicable people. Even if this was the goal that was emphasized by the perspective the book took, it was slightly frustrating...

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mrbearbooks | 256 other reviews | Apr 22, 2024 |

Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides

Simply one of the greatest books I have ever read, and a deserving winner of the Pullitzer. Stunning.

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therebelprince | 631 other reviews | Apr 21, 2024 |

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