Hosted by Amitava Kumar, Professor of English on the Helen D. Lockwood Chair

Award-winning author, Sigrid Nunez, known for her quietly powerful novels exploring friendship, loss, art, and moral responsibility will be sharing her wit and wisdom with Vassar students and community as part of the Alex Krieger ’95 Memorial Lecture. Her novel The Friend won the National Book Award for Fiction and was a New York Times bestseller. She is also the author of What Are You Going Through, The Vulnerables, Sempre Susan, and several other acclaimed works. Nunez's writing is widely praised for its emotional depth, clarity, and philosophical insight.

This event is free and open to the public. Ticket required.

Sponsored by Campus Activities, Drama Department, English Department, Office of Advancement, and the President’s Office.

About the Alex Krieger ’95 Memorial Lecture

This annual lecture series is given in memory of a Vassar student, Alex Krieger, who was killed in an automobile accident during the spring of his freshman year. One of Krieger’s keenest interests was distinguished American writing especially when it incorporates humor as a primary element.

In consultation with his family, Vassar has invited outstanding American writers and humorists to deliver the annual speech, including Mo Rocca, Tom Wolfe, Wendy Wasserstein, John Irving, P. J. O’Rourke, Calvin Trillin, Jules Fieffer, Oliver Sacks, Tony Kushner, David Sedaris, Michael Chabon, Sarah Vowell, Gail Collins, Augusten Burroughs, Frank Rich, Ira Glass, Andy Borowitz, Jhumpa Lahiri, and Jeffrey Eugenides.