by Claire Messud · Proa · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788484379874
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«Els fills de l'emperador» is the novel by Claire Messud, published by Proa in paperback (496 pages, in Catalan).
Set in New York before 9/11, it follows Marina, Danielle, and Julius, three friends with promising careers: writer, television producer, and literary critic. The arrival of Frederick «Bootie» Tubb, the idealistic teenage nephew of Murray Thwaite, entangles their lives in a story about ambition and fragility.
Originally published in English as «The Emperor's Children» (2006); translated by Joan Puntí Recasens and Albert Torrescasana Flotats.
Contemporary fiction for readers interested in the intersecting lives of intellectual, privileged New York before 9/11.
Claire Messud is an American/Canadian/French novelist and literature and creative writing professor. She is best known as the author of the novel The Emperor's Children (2006).
