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My Take
Groff is one of the most committed literary voices working today, and I mean committed in the bodily sense. You feel her sink completely into language. Fates and Furies put her on the map, but what impresses me is the breadth: five novels, three story collections, a Guggenheim, and a 2024 spot on Time's 100 most influential people. The detail I love most is that she has worked as a bookseller, which tells you she lives inside books from every angle, not just as an author. Born in 1978, she is still very much in her prime, and I genuinely look forward to wherever her imagination goes next.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Lauren Groff
- Name (Japanese)
- ローレン・グロッフ
- Reading
- ろーれん・ぐろっふ
- Born
- July 23, 1978 (age 48)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Leo / Horse
- Origin
- Cooperstown, New York, United States
- Occupation
- novelist / short story writer / bookseller / writer
2. Background
- University
- University of Wisconsin–Madison
Awards & achievements
- 2018 Guggenheim Fellowship
- 2017 grand prix de l'héroïne Madame Figaro du roman étranger
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Frequently asked questions
When was Lauren Groff born?
Born July 23, 1978 (age 48).
Where is Lauren Groff from?
Lauren Groff is from Cooperstown, New York, United States.
What does Lauren Groff do?
Lauren Groff works as novelist, short story writer, bookseller, writer.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.