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    Book Review: A grandfather’s 1,500-page family history undergirds Claire Messud’s latest novel

    by Ann Levin May 13, 2024 2 minutes
    Source: ASSOCIATED PRESS

    Secrets and shame — every family has its share. When it came time to write her most autobiographical novel, Claire Messud relied on a 1,500-page family history compiled by her paternal grandfather. The result, “This Strange Eventful History,” sprawls over a third as many pages — family displaced from their colonial homeland, who never quite found another place where they felt so completely at home.

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