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Claire Messud

Claire Messud is an American author best known for her novels *The Emperor’s Children* and *The Woman Upstairs*. A finalist for the Pulitzer Prize and the PEN/Faulkner Award, her work is celebrated for its psychological depth. This page provides Claire Messud’s books in order, including both chronological publication order and series reading order.

All books · chronological

1994When the World Was SteadyPOoSN · 1Buy ↗
1999The Last LifePOoSN · 2Buy ↗
2001The HuntersPOoSS · 1Buy ↗
2006The Professor's HistoryPOoSS · 2Buy ↗
2006The Emperor's ChildrenPOoSN · 3Buy ↗
2013The Woman UpstairsPOoSN · 4Buy ↗
2017The Burning GirlPOoSN · 5Buy ↗
2020Kant's Little Prussian Head and Other Reasons Why I WritePOoNB · 1Buy ↗
2021A Dream LifePOoSS · 3Buy ↗
2024This Strange Eventful HistoryPOoSN · 6Buy ↗

Book series · browse all →

Publication Order of Standalone Novels6 books · 1994–2024
01When the World Was Steady1994Buy ↗
02The Last Life1999Buy ↗
03The Emperor's Children2006Buy ↗
04The Woman Upstairs2013Buy ↗
05The Burning Girl2017Buy ↗
06This Strange Eventful History2024Buy ↗
Publication Order of Non-FIction Books1 book · 2020
01Kant's Little Prussian Head and Other Reasons Why I Write2020Buy ↗
Publication Order of Short Stories/Novellas3 books · 2001–2021
01The Hunters2001Buy ↗
02The Professor's History2006Buy ↗
03A Dream Life2021Buy ↗

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