Eugenides stayed in California, and he characterized his time in the state as his “lost years,” since he did not publish anything. After graduating from Brown in 1983, he earned a master’s degree (1986) in English and creative writing from Stanford University. Eugenides attended the private University Liggett School there, and at age 15 he decided to become a writer after reading A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man (1916) by James Joyce.Įugenides later studied at Brown University, though he took a year off to travel across Europe and volunteer at Mother Teresa’s hospice in Calcutta. The area features prominently in his later work. The family lived in Detroit before moving to the affluent suburb of Grosse Pointe.

Early life and educationĮugenides is the youngest of three sons born to Wanda (Tate) Eugenides, who was of English and Irish ancestry, and Constantine Eugenides, a Greek American. He often explores themes involving coming of age and self-discovery, perhaps most notably in his novel Middlesex (2002), which won a Pulitzer Prize for Fiction. Jeffrey Eugenides, in full Jeffrey Kent Eugenides, (born March 8, 1960, Detroit, Michigan, U.S.), American novelist and short-story writer who has earned acclaim as a gifted storyteller, known for his versatility, compassion, and ability to create vivid worlds. SpaceNext50 Britannica presents SpaceNext50, From the race to the Moon to space stewardship, we explore a wide range of subjects that feed our curiosity about space!.Learn about the major environmental problems facing our planet and what can be done about them!

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