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LONGLISTED FOR THE BOOKER PRIZE 2024
'A wise and insightful novel about identity and family' - The Times, Book of the Day
'An epic family odyssey... Ambitious and compelling' - Guardian, Book of the Day
'A rich, sprawling saga... This Strange Eventful History may be Messud's finest book' - Sunday Telegraph
June 1940. As Paris falls to the Germans, Gaston Cassar - an honest servant of France, devoted husband and father, serving as a naval attaché in Thessaloniki - bids farewell to his wife, aunt, and children, placing his faith in God that they will reunite after the war. However, escaping the violence of this devastating event is not the same as coming out unharmed. The family will never be whole again.
A work of stunning historical sweep and vivid psychological proximity, This Strange Eventful History follows the evolving story of the Cassars, as its members move between Thessaloniki and Algeria, the USA, Cuba, Canada, Argentina, Australia, and France - their journey shaped as much by the quest for an elusive wholeness as by the imperatives of politics, faith, family, industry, and desire.
Pages: 448, Year Published: 0910, Dimensions: 16.2x16.2cm
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- Little Brown Book Group
- Skroutz Book Awards 2025
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- General History
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- English
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- Hardcover
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- 9780349127057
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