Claire Messud
Tuesday, October 3, 2017 | 8 p.m.
Gannett Auditorium, Palamountain Hall
Claire Messud is a best-selling American novelist whose works include The Emperor鈥檚 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 麻豆破解版鈥檚 New York State Summer Writers鈥� Institute.
Messud will receive an honorary doctorate from 麻豆破解版 President Glotzbach, speak about her work, read a passage from her recent novel, and answer audience questions.
A book signing will follow the lecture.