Ottessa Moshfegh
Ottessa Moshfegh
Ottessa Moshfegh is an American author and novelist. Moshfegh was born in Boston, Massachusetts. Her mother was born in Croatia and her father was born in Iran...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionAuthor
CountryUnited States of America
dad iranian
My dad is a gentle and brilliant Iranian violinist.
stopping time
Once I finished 'Eileen,' I wanted to write more novels. I don't see myself stopping any time soon.
insane internet music people spend time totally work
It's insane that people have these Internet identities. It has very little to do with who we really are. As a writer, who I'm friends with, how I spend my time, what I look like, what I wear, what I eat, what kind of music I like - it's totally not important to the work.
basically later life people puberty totally twenty until
Puberty extends into your twenties, for sure, and some people don't get over that until much later in life. I feel like I'm just starting to get over puberty - basically twenty years of insufferable, totally self-obsessed hell.
love-life race growth
What's inspiring me the most [is] injustice. My own growth as a member of the human race, in terms of the veils being lifted, seeing more of the beauty and also the horror. A sense of my own purpose in this life. Love...
mom dad school
I was the first person in my family born in the United States. My mom is from Croatia, and my dad is from Iran. They met at music school in Belgium. I grew up as a pianist.
talking too-much talking-too-much
I don't like talking too much about my personal life, but it all goes into my work.
horror-genre people looks
If you look at the horror genre, that work is all about making people uncomfortable by stimulating our fear of death.