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The Last Life

7.41

Good

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Picaresque Novel Family 20th Century Episodic French American Outsider

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The Last Life is Claire Messud's 1999 novel about a French-Algerian family on the Mediterranean, narrated by a teenager confronting its guarded history.

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The Last Life ranks #172 of 346 in the Picaresque Novel ranking, behind Relaciones de la vida del escudero Marcos de Obregón, ahead of Phineas Finn.

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How good is The Last Life?

The Last Life scores 7.41/10 (Good) on Lunoo, making it a well-rated option in the Picaresque Novel category. Well-reviewed intergenerational novel praised for cultural complexity, prose, and family dynamics; crowded plotting and melodramatic turns received mi...

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