Jeffrey Eugenides

Jeffrey Eugenides
Eugenides in October 2012
Born	(1960-03-08) March 8, 1960 (age 64) Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
Occupation	Author
Education	Brown University (AB) Stanford University (MA)
Genre	Fiction
Notable works	Middlesex (2002)
Notable awards	Pulitzer Prize for Fiction (2003)
Children	2
Relatives	Kallie Branciforte (niece)

Jeffrey Kent Eugenides (born March 8, 1960) is an American author. He has written numerous short stories and essays, as well as three novels: The Virgin Suicides (1993), Middlesex (2002), and The Marriage Plot (2011). The Virgin Suicides served as the basis of the 1999 film of the same name, while Middlesex received the 2003 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in addition to being a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award, the International Dublin Literary Award, and France's Prix Médicis.