Claire Messud

A life in dates

  1. 8 October 1966: Born – Greenwich, Connecticut, United States
  2. 2006: The Emperor's Children – Novel
  3. 14 August 2006: The Emperor's Children – Longlist, The Booker Prize
  4. 2009: Teaches at Hunter College – New York, United States, Begins teaching a literary traditions course in the creative writing MFA programme.
  5. 2015: Joins Harvard's faculty – Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States, Becomes a senior lecturer teaching creative writing in the English department.
  6. 2024: This Strange Eventful History – Novel
  7. 30 July 2024: This Strange Eventful History – Longlist, The Booker Prize