Literary power couple Ottessa Moshfegh and Luke Goebel split
Ottessa Moshfegh and Luke Goebel, a prominent literary couple, have announced their separation after several years of marriage. They first met in 2016 and were married in 2018, collaborating on multiple film projects together. Moshfegh confirmed the split on Substack, stating they have been separated since July 2025.
- ▪Moshfegh and Goebel met in 2016 and married in 2018.
- ▪They collaborated on films such as 'Eileen' and 'Causeway.'
- ▪Moshfegh confirmed their separation on Substack, stating they have been separated since July 2025.
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Society Literary power couple Ottessa Moshfegh and Luke Goebel split By Mara Siegler Published May 28, 2026, 6:22 p.m. ET See more of our coverage in your search results. Add Page Six on Google This literary power couple have decided to shelve their marriage. “My Year of Rest and Relaxation” author Ottessa Moshfegh and her husband, fellow author Luke Goebel, have separated, Page Six has learned. They met in 2016 when Goebel emailed Moshfegh asking to interview her, and they married in 2018. Moshfegh and Goebel worked together on a screen adaptation of her book “Eileen,” starring Anne Hathaway in 2023. In 2022, they wrote the movie “Causeway” — starring Jennifer Lawrence — along with Elizabeth Sanders. 3 Literary power couple Ottessa Moshfegh and Luke Goebel have separated.
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