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My Take
Siri Hustvedt is one of those rare intellects who refuses to stay in a single lane. Novelist, poet, essayist, and a serious engager with neuroscience, she moves between disciplines with unusual confidence. It strikes me as telling that Europe has honored her so warmly, with the Prix Femina and the Princess of Asturias award. In work like What I Loved she probes memory and loss until the reader's chest tightens. I am drawn to writers who marry sharp intellect with raw feeling, and Hustvedt sits near the summit of that for me, a thinker who never sacrifices the heart.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Siri Hustvedt
- Name (Japanese)
- シリ・ハストヴェット
- Reading
- しり・はすとゔぇっと
- Born
- February 19, 1955 (age 71)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Pisces / Goat
- Origin
- Northfield, Minnesota, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- poet / novelist / essayist / writer
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Northfield High School
- University
- St. Olaf College
Awards & achievements
- 2004 Quebec bookseller's award
- 2019 Princess of Asturias Literary Prize
- 2011 Prix Femina
- 2015 honorary doctorate of Grenoble-III University
- 2019 Prix Européen de l'Essai Charles Veillon
- 2019 honorary doctorate of Paris Nanterre University
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
5. Works & records
| Category | Title | Role | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Notable work | The Sorrows of an American | — | |
| Notable work | The Summer Without Men | — |
6. Links
Frequently asked questions
When was Siri Hustvedt born?
Born February 19, 1955 (age 71).
Where is Siri Hustvedt from?
Siri Hustvedt is from Northfield, Minnesota, United States.
What does Siri Hustvedt do?
Siri Hustvedt works as poet, novelist, essayist, writer.
What is Siri Hustvedt known for?
Notable works include The Sorrows of an American, The Summer Without Men.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-21
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.