This Strange Eventful History
A Novel
Longlisted for the Booker Prize and the Giller Prize
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“A masterpiece.… I couldn’t help finishing each chapter in a flush of awe.” —Ron Charles, Washington Post
An immersive, masterful story of a family born on the wrong side of history, from one of our finest contemporary…
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May 13, 2025
Claire Messud’s The Emperor’s Children, was a New York Times, Los Angeles Times, and Washington Post Best Book of the Year. Her first novel, When the World Was Steady, and her book of novellas, The Hunters, were both finalists for the PEN/Faulkner Award; and her second novel, The Last Life, was a Publishers Weekly Best Book of the Year and Editor’s Choice at The Village Voice. All four books were named New York Times Notable Books of the Year. Messud has been awarded Guggenheim and Radcliffe Fellowships and the Strauss Living Award from the American Academy of Arts and Letters. She lives in Cambridge, Massachusetts, with her husband and children.
This Strange Eventful History
Claire Messud
The Last Life
Claire Messud
The Hunters
Claire Messud
The Burning Girl
Claire Messud
When the World Was Steady
Claire Messud
The Woman Upstairs
Claire Messud
The Emperor's Children
Claire Messud
Lolita
Vladimir Nabokov; Introduction by Martin Amis