88th PEN International Congress
Siri gives a keynote speech on words as catalyst for creation, action, propaganda, destruction, connection, freedom and emancipation.
Hustvedt’s Perspective On Our Traumatic Present
A second in-person event at the Book Fair.
The Committed Writer
Join Siri for an in-person conversation.
Les Rendez-vous littéraires rue Cambon - CHANEL and Literature
The tenth edition of the Rendez-vous littéraires rue Cambon was held at the Metrograph Theater, in New York City.
Life in the Aftermath: Books That Explore What Happens After Things Go Wrong
Tara Conklin on "Novels That Hinge on the Great Before/After" in Lithub.
Renowned Writers Read Aloud From Salman Rushdie's Work
Siri took part in the event “Stand with Salman."
The Berggruen Prize
Siri was happy to accept an invitation to join the jury for the Berggruen Prize.
NPR Book Review
Sharmila Mukherjee reviews Siri's latest book for NPR.
Princess of Asturias Award Ceremony
Siri will attend the Princess of Asturias Awards ceremony on October 18, 2019, to accept her Literature award.
Enlightenment Festival
Siri Hustvedt will be in conversation online with Professor David Dwan, in an event hosted by the Linen Hall Library, which was founded in 1788 and is the oldest library in Belfast, Northern Ireland.
Feminist stories and dangerous bodies: Siri Hustvedt in conversation with Julienne van Loon
"We talked about art, gender, misogyny, racism and cultural authority, and her long fascination with the work of US visual artist Louise Bourgeois."
Biography
Siri Hustvedt is the author of a book of poetry, three collections of essays, a work of non-fiction, and six novels, including the international bestsellers What I Loved and The Summer Without Men. Her most recent novel The Blazing World was long-listed for the Man Booker Prize and won The Los Angeles Book Prize for fiction. In 2012 she was awarded the International Gabarron Prize for Thought and Humanities. She has a PhD in English from Columbia University and is a lecturer in psychiatry at Weil Cornell Medical College in New York. Her work has been translated into over thirty languages.
