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Frances Steloff Lecture

Claire Messud

Claire MessudTuesday, October 3, 2017 | 8 p.m.
Gannett Auditorium, Palamountain Hall

Claire Messud is a best-selling American novelist whose works include The Emperor’s Children, The Woman Upstairs, When The World Was Steady, The Last Life, and The Hunters. Her new novel, The Burning Girl, inspired a lengthy New York Times profile. She teaches at Harvard University and at ¹ú²ú̽»¨â€™s New York State Summer Writers’ Institute.

Messud will receive an honorary doctorate from ¹ú²ú̽»¨ President Glotzbach, speak about her work, read a passage from her recent novel, and answer audience questions.

A book signing will follow the lecture.

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