Just one family's history - and the world's - Harvard GazetteClaire Messud's new novel, 'This Strange Eventful History,' explores generational identity shifts through a French family's saga amid historical events from WWII to the modern era.
Claire Messud's sweeping novel borrows from her own 'Strange Eventful History'Claire Messud's novel 'This Strange Eventful History' explores displacement, both political and personal, through the fictional Cassar family's journey across different locales.
Claire Messud's Remarkable Experiment in Historical FictionIn literary fiction, the assumption of autobiographical elements can hinder the interpretation of the author's traditional ambitions of interpreting and transforming reality.
Claire Messud's sweeping novel borrows from her own 'Strange Eventful History'Claire Messud's novel 'This Strange Eventful History' explores displacement, both political and personal, through the fictional Cassar family's journey across different locales.
Claire Messud's Remarkable Experiment in Historical FictionIn literary fiction, the assumption of autobiographical elements can hinder the interpretation of the author's traditional ambitions of interpreting and transforming reality.
On my radar: Claire Messud's cultural highlightsMessud's latest novel is This Strange Eventful History, published in 2023 by Fleet.
A Different Kind of Colonial StoryClaire Messud explores complex family history and cultural narratives through storytelling.
A Powerful New Novel Doesn't Deliver the Buzz of Its Author's Previous Books. But It Brings Something Deeper.The novel "This Strange Eventful History" by Claire Messud aims to preserve and cherish a way of life in danger of being lost to memory.
A Different Kind of Colonial StoryClaire Messud explores complex family history and cultural narratives through storytelling.
A Powerful New Novel Doesn't Deliver the Buzz of Its Author's Previous Books. But It Brings Something Deeper.The novel "This Strange Eventful History" by Claire Messud aims to preserve and cherish a way of life in danger of being lost to memory.
Claire Messud Writes Novels for a Different CenturyClaire Messud's writing style in 'The Emperor's Children' reflects a bygone era, contrasting with contemporary literary trends.