Welcome back to our third Michigan Monday series, inspired by our fellow blogger and book lover, Catherine Beeman. This week, we’re featuring the fantastic Jeffrey Eugenides, a Pulitzer Prize-winning author. Over the next four weeks, we’ll be sharing more of Catherine’s Michigan Monday series, so stay tuned!
Let’s dive in with a look at this Michigan-born author, Jeffrey Eugenides. Born in Detroit in 1960 to a Greek immigrant father and an Irish-American mother, Jeffrey’s mixed heritage has played a significant role in his writing. After attending University Liggett School in Grosse Pointe, he headed off to Brown University and later Stanford for graduate work. He’s penned plenty of short stories and essays, but it’s his three novels that have really made waves.
Our Jeffrey is most famous for his 1993 novel, The Virgin Suicides. Set in his hometown of Grosse Pointe, it tells the tragic story of five sisters’ suicides. His acclaimed novel Middlesex won him the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 2003. When he’s not working on his novels, Jeffrey contributes to the New Yorker magazine. His most recent work is Fresh Complaint, a collection of short stories penned between 1988 and 2017. And word on the street is that a fourth novel is on the horizon.
If you want to read the original article, head over to [BookishInThe Mitten – Michigan Monday – Geoffrey Eugenides](https://bookishinthemitten.wordpress.com/2020/05/04/michigan-monday-geoffrey-eugenides/). And if you’re interested in buying Jeffrey Eugenides’ work, you can find it on Amazon.
So, we’ve taken a look at one of Michigan’s most celebrated authors this week. We hope you’ve enjoyed learning a little more about Jeffrey Eugenides and his work. Over the next few weeks, we’ll be featuring more Michigan authors, so be sure to join us next time. Until then, happy reading!
For those looking to explore more, check out our related reading section where you’ll find posts about other Michigan authors and much more.
In today’s Michigan Monday post, we’ve delved into the life and works of Pulitzer Prize-winning author Jeffrey Eugenides. Born and raised in Detroit, Eugenides has crafted an impressive literary career that spans novels, short stories, and essays. His most famous work, The Virgin Suicides, is a haunting exploration of tragedy set in his home state. With rumors of a fourth novel in the works, we can’t wait to see what he comes up with next.
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To explore more about Jeffrey Eugenides, check out our post on [Michigan Monday – Pulitzer Prize Author Jeffrey Eugenides](https://thumbwind.com/2021/04/12/michigan-monday-pulitzer-prize-author-jeffrey-eugenides/?fsp_sid=1526).
