“I
never write to disappear and escape. The truth is exactly the opposite. Most
people strike me as escaping and disappearing in one way or another - into
their jobs, their daily routines, their delusions about themselves and others.”
– Steven Millhauser
Born in New York City
on this date in 1943, Millhauser won the 1997 Pulitzer Prize for his novel Martin
Dressler.
While he has had several successful
novels, he has earned even more accolades for his numerous short stories. 
One
of his best known, Eisenheim the
Illusionist, was made into the critically acclaimed 2006 film The Illusionist. In 2012 he won "The
Story Prize" for his book We Others. That
prize is given annually for the previous year’s outstanding collection of short
fiction.
One
of his best known, Eisenheim the
Illusionist, was made into the critically acclaimed 2006 film The Illusionist. In 2012 he won "The
Story Prize" for his book We Others. That
prize is given annually for the previous year’s outstanding collection of short
fiction. A resident of Saratoga Springs, N.Y., he also was a longtime creative writing professor at Skidmore, one of the nation’s leading liberal arts colleges.
About his writing process, he noted, “When a story or part of a story comes to me,
I turn it over in my mind a long time before starting to write," Millhauser said. "I might make
notes or take long drives or who knows what. By the time I give myself
permission to write, I know certain things, though not everything. I know where
the story is headed, and I know certain crucial points along the way.”
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