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Citizens of nowhere: This Strange Eventful History, by Claire Messud, reviewed

A fictionalised version of Messud’s recent family history traces the many moves of three generations forced into exile from Algeria

Nostalgia for old Algeria is a constant theme of Claire Messud’s novel. [HUM Images/Universal Images via Getty Images]
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  • This Strange Eventful History

    Claire Messud

    Fleet, pp. 448, £20

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