Sigrid Nunez American author Actions Share Share Share to social media Facebook X URL https://www.britannica.com/biography/Sigrid-Nunez Share Share Share to social media Facebook X URL https://www.britannica.com/biography/Sigrid-Nunez Written by Stephanie Triplett Stephanie Triplett is a freelance writer and academic editor based in Chicago. Stephanie Triplett Fact-checked by The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica Encyclopaedia Britannica's editors oversee subject areas in which they have extensive knowledge, whether from years of experience gained by working on that content or via study for an advanced degree. They write new content and verify and edit content received from contributors. The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica Last Updated: Jul 12, 2024 • Article History Table of Contents Born: 1951, New York City, New York, U.S. (Show more) Sigrid Nunez (born 1951, New York City, New York, U.S.) is an American novelist and writer known for her spare, witty prose and oblique approach to existential themes of loneliness, mortality, and grief. Among her notable works is the novel, The Friend (2018), which won the National Book Award. Born to a Chinese Panamanian father and a German mother, Nunez was the youngest of three daughters. Her father served in the U.S. military during World War II and met and married her mother in Germany at the end of the war. Nunez was raised in public housing in Brooklyn and ...(100 of 943 words)

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