Said@Duke: Claire Messud on the Goals and Challenges of Writing

Claire Messud, author of several award-winning novels, including ”The Last Life” and ”This Strange, Eventful History,” spoke as part of a panel with other writers at the Blackburn Literary Festival Oct. 19. She shared the stage with authors Rachel Kushner, Paul Yoon and Duke creative writing professor Ahkil Sharma for a discussion of “History and Its Alternatives.”

Sponsored by the Department of English and Duke Arts, the Blackburn festival is named after legendary Duke creative writing teacher William Blackburn.

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