Sigrid Nunez | |
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![]() Nunez at the 2019 National Book Festival | |
Born | 1951 (age 73–74) New York City, U.S. |
Occupation | Writer |
Nationality | American |
Education | Barnard College (BA) Columbia University (MFA) |
Notable awards | Whiting Award, Rome Prize, Berlin Prize, National Book Award, Guggenheim Fellowship |
Sigrid Nunez (born 1951) is an American writer who is best known for her novels. Her seventh novel, The Friend, won the 2018 National Book Award for Fiction.[1]