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I will turn human anatomy into roses and stars and sea. I will dissect the beloveds body in metaphor.
— Siri Hustvedt
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Siri Hustvedt
poet, novelist, essayist
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Siri Hustvedt is an American novelist and essayist. Hustvedt is the author of a book of poetry, seven novels, two books of essays, and several works of non-fiction. Her books include The Blindfold (1992), The Enchantment of Lily Dahl (1996), What I Loved (2003), for which she is best known, A Plea for Eros (2006), The Sorrows of an American (2008), The Shaking Woman or A History of My Nerves (2010), The Summer Without Men (2011), Living, Thinking, Looking (2012), The Blazing World (2014), and Memories of the Future (2019). What I Loved and The Summer Without Men were international bestsellers. Her work has been translated into over thirty languages.
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Most of us accept that although we may believe our dreams to be real events, upon waking, we can tell the difference between nocturnal hallucinations and reality.
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In August of 2002, I survived a car accident. Although I can still see the van speeding toward us, I cannot bring to mind the crash itself - only its aftermath.
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Creativity has always depended on openness and flexibility, so let us hope for more of both in the future.
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We are all dying one by one. We all smell of mortality, and we can't wash it off.
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Creativity has always depended on openness and flexibility, so let us hope for more of both in the future.
— Siri Hustvedt