Claire Messud

23 books

Atonement by Ian McEwan

Atonement

Ian McEwan

351 pages • first pub 2001 (editions)

fiction historical literary emotional reflective sad slow-paced
The Burning Girl by Claire Messud

The Burning Girl

Claire Messud

256 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

fiction contemporary young adult emotional reflective slow-paced
The Emperor's Children by Claire Messud

The Emperor's Children

Claire Messud

431 pages • first pub 2006 (editions)

fiction contemporary literary emotional reflective slow-paced
Girl Talk: What Science Can Tell Us About Female Friendship by Jacqueline Mroz, Claire Messud

Girl Talk: What Science Can Tell Us About Female Friendship

Jacqueline Mroz, Claire Messud

288 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

nonfiction psychology science challenging informative slow-paced
Granta 51: Big Men (and L.A. Women) by Bill Buford

Granta 51: Big Men (and L.A. Women)

Bill Buford

255 pages • first pub 1995 (editions)

art essays literary short stories challenging informative reflective medium-paced
The Hunters by Claire Messud

The Hunters

Claire Messud

200 pages • first pub 2001 (editions)

fiction short stories reflective slow-paced
Kant's Little Prussian Head and Other Reasons Why I Write: An Autobiography in Essays by Claire Messud

Kant's Little Prussian Head and Other Reasons Why I Write: An Autobiography in Essays

Claire Messud

336 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

nonfiction essays memoir informative reflective slow-paced
The Last Life by Claire Messud

The Last Life

Claire Messud

400 pages • first pub 1999 (editions)

fiction contemporary challenging reflective slow-paced
Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro

Never Let Me Go

Kazuo Ishiguro

288 pages • first pub 2005 (editions)

fiction dystopian literary science fiction emotional reflective sad slow-paced
Radical Hope: Letters of Love and Dissent in Dangerous Times by Parnaz Foroutan, Meredith Russo, Francisco Goldman, Cherríe Moraga, Carolina De Robertis, Elmaz Abinader, Lisa See, Roxana Robinson, Karen Joy Fowler, Kate Schatz, Jeff Chang, Achy Obejas, Viet Thanh Nguyen, Jewelle L. Gómez, Aliciz Garza, Hari Kunzru, Mona Eltahawy, Faith Adiele, iO Tillett Wright, Reyna Grande, Jane Smiley, Boris Fishman, Katie Kitamura, Cristina García, Claire Messud, Peter Orner, Luis Alberto Urrea, Junot Díaz, Chip Livingston, Mohja Kahf, Aya de León, Celeste Ng

Radical Hope: Letters of Love and Dissent in Dangerous Times

Parnaz Foroutan, Meredith Russo, Francisco Goldman, Cherríe Moraga, Carolina De Robertis, Elmaz Abinader, Lisa See, Roxana Robinson, Karen Joy Fowler, Kate Schatz, Jeff Chang, Achy Obejas, Viet Thanh Nguyen, Jewelle L. Gómez, Aliciz Garza, Hari Kunzru, Mona Eltahawy, Faith Adiele, iO Tillett Wright, Reyna Grande, Jane Smiley, Boris Fishman, Katie Kitamura, Cristina García, Claire Messud, Peter Orner, Luis Alberto Urrea, Junot Díaz, Chip Livingston, Mohja Kahf, Aya de León, Celeste Ng

272 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

nonfiction essays feminism politics challenging emotional reflective medium-paced