Claire Messud

Author

Claire Messud is a French-American novelist and literary critic whose fiction explores the inner lives of women with extraordinary precision and depth. She is the author of acclaimed novels including The Emperor's Children, The Woman Upstairs, and The Burning Girl. A Dream Life showcases her elegant, psychologically acute prose and her... ability to illuminate the quiet dramas of everyday existence. Messud is also a regular literary critic and essayist. Her audiobooks and books are valued by readers and listeners who appreciate literary fiction of the highest calibre, characterised by intelligence, emotional nuance, and beautiful writing. Read more Show less