Claire Messud

Claire Messud
Claire Messud by David Levine

Claire Messud's most recent novel is The Emperor’s Children. Her earlier novels include When the World Was Steady. (July 2008)

From the Review

July 17, 2008: Blood Relations

The Plague of Doves by Louise Erdrich

February 14, 2008: Signs of Struggle*

Cheating at Canasta by William Trevor

July 19, 2007: When Life Caught Up With Him

Be Near Me by Andrew O'Hagan

January 11, 2007: A Case of Development*

The Lay of the Land by Richard Ford

May 11, 2006: The Way We Lived Then*

The Last of Her Kind by Sigrid Nunez

May 9, 2002: Fairy Tale in Reverse*

Stolen Lives: Twenty Years in a Desert Jail by Malika Oufkir, with Michèle Fitoussi, translated from the French by Ros Schwartz

October 19, 1995: Heartburn*

The Love Letter by Cathleen Schine

Books by Claire Messud

The Last Life (1999)
When the World Was Steady (1995)