Siri Hustvedt (b. 1955) is an American novelist and essayist with a PhD in English literature from Columbia University. She is best known for novels such as "What I Loved" and the Booker-longlisted "The Blazing World", as well as for essays that bridge literature, neuroscience and psychology. She was married to the writer Paul Auster for 43 years until his death in 2024, and in 2026 published the memoir "Ghost Stories: A Memoir of Love & Grief" about their life together and his final illness.
Siri Hustvedt appears in Copenhagen in a conversation with Norman Finkelstein about ghosts and haunting in Paul Auster's literary work.
In interviews, Hustvedt talks about a strong sense of her deceased husband's presence on the day of the funeral and connects the experience to neuroscientific research on grief.
At the PEN World Voices Festival, she spoke with author Katie Kitamura about the book, which she described as a form of "resurrection".
Hustvedt published the memoir "Ghost Stories", which depicts her 43-year marriage to Paul Auster and his death from cancer in 2024.
In connection with the publication, she went on an extensive European book tour with appearances in Copenhagen, Oslo, Hamburg, Berlin and Stockholm, among others.
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