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Claire Messud in Praise of the Essays That Dwell in Uncertainty

Claire Messud in Praise of the Essays That Dwell in Uncertainty

The Author of Kant's Little Prussian Head Recommends Five Essential Collections

By Claire Messud | October 13, 2020

Letters of War, and the End of Youth

Letters of War, and the End of Youth

Claire Messud on Her Family's WWII Correspondence

By Claire Messud | May 22, 2020

Claire Messud: What I Learned From My Mother's Library

Claire Messud: What I Learned From My Mother's Library

The Author of The Burning Girl on the Women Writers She Grew Up With

By Claire Messud | August 24, 2017

I Hate My Dogs (I Love My Dogs)

I Hate My Dogs (I Love My Dogs)

Claire Messud Reflects on Life with Four-Footed Family Members

By Claire Messud | December 14, 2016

Claire Messud: Why I Write

Claire Messud: Why I Write

Kant’s Little East Prussian Head, Among Other Reasons…

By Claire Messud | August 12, 2015

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