Jeffrey Eugenides Reading from 'The Marriage Plot'

Synopsis

Jeffrey Eugenides, Pulitzer Prize-winning author, reads a vibrant excerpt from his novel 'The Marriage Plot,' which explores the lives of three college seniors at Brown University in the early 1980s. The selected passage focuses on Leonard, a character grappling with manic depression during a self-induced manic episode. Eugenides' reading captures Leonard's fluctuating energy and emotional turmoil, illustrating the complexities of mental health. Known for works like 'The Virgin Suicides' and 'Middlesex,' Eugenides is a prominent figure in contemporary literature and teaches at Princeton University.