- Was considered by many to be a front-runner for the 2005 Nobel Prize in Literature, along with Margaret Atwood and poet Adonis. The prize ultimately went to playwright Harold Pinter.
- Frequent contributor to "Playboy" magazine.
- She is a creative writing professor at Princeton University in Princeton, New Jersey. (September 2007)
- Her father was of English and German descent. Her mother's family was Hungarian.
- She was awarded the 2010 National Humanities Medal for her contributions to American letters. The author of more than 50 novels, as well as short stories, poetry and nonfiction, she has been honored with the National Book Award and the PEN/Malamud Award for excellence in the art of short story.
- She was inducted into the 2012 New Jersey Hall of Fame for her contributions and services in Literature in the General Category.
- She appeared at Rutgers University in New Brunswick, New Jersey. (November 2007)
- Born at 12:27am-EDT.
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