Question: Facts: - website: -lsb- http://www.sirihustvedt.net www.sirihustvedt.net -rsb- - residence: brooklyn , new york - years active: since 1983 - known for: novels , poetry , short stories - spouse: paul auster - ethnicity: norwegian - occupation: writer - parents: lloyd hustvedt and ester vegan - education: b.a. in history , ph.d. in english - children: sophie auster - birth date: 19 february 1955 - name: siri hustvedt - image size: 150px - nationality: american - image: siri_hustvedt 1.jpg - birth place: northfield , minnesota - alma mater: st. olaf college and columbia university Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of siri hustvedt .
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siri hustvedt -lrb- born february 19 , 1955 -rrb- is an american novelist and essayist .hustvedt is the author of a book of poetry , six novels , two books of essays , and several works of non-fiction .her books include : '' the blindfold '' -lrb- 1992 -rrb- , '' the enchantment of lily dahl '' -lrb- 1996 -rrb- , '' what i loved '' -lrb- 2003 -rrb- , for which she is best known , '' a plea for eros '' -lrb- 2006 -rrb- , '' the sorrows of an american '' -lrb- 2008 -rrb- , '' the shaking woman or a history of my nerves '' -lrb- 2010 -rrb- , '' the summer without men '' -lrb- 2011 -rrb- , '' living , thinking , looking '' -lrb- 2012 -rrb- , and '' the blazing world '' -lrb- 2014 -rrb- .'' what i loved '' and '' the summer without men '' were international bestsellers .her work has been translated into over thirty languages .