by Claire Messud · Picador · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780330444484
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«The Emperor's Children» is Claire Messud's contemporary fiction novel, published by Picador in paperback (592 pages, in English).
Set in early 21st-century Manhattan, it follows three thirty-something friends seeking their place in New York high society. The arrival of Bootie, Marina's young cousin, forces them to confront their desires and expectations. A portrait of ambition and vanity showing how a single day can change everything.
Number 30 in the Picador Classic collection. The work was longlisted for the Booker Prize.
For readers of contemporary literary fiction and book clubs seeking an urban portrait in the style of Edith Wharton.
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).
