ACKNOWLEDGMENTS The writing of this book would not have been possible without the generous support of the Humanities Center at Harvard, where it was begun, and of the Wissenschaftskolleg zu Berlin, where it was completed. I am particularly grateful for the kindnesses of Professor Homi Bhabha and of Professors Joachim Nettelbeck and Luca Giuliani. My thanks also to Stephen Greenblatt and Ramie Targoff, for pointing me toward Berlin; to Diala Ezzedine and Hashim Sarkis, for sharing their knowledge, and Beirut, with me; to Beatrice Gruendler, for our discussions about Arabic literary history; and to all my fellow Fellows at the Kolleg, for inspiring conversations. My thanks also, always, to my literary agents, Georges and Anne Borchardt; to my British agent, Felicity Rubinstein; to my British editor and dear friend Ursula Doyle at Virago; and to my U.S. editor Robin Desser at Knopf. In what have been challenging years, the precious faith and friendship of a few have been invaluable. My particular thanks to Elizabeth Messud, Susanna Kaysen and John Daniels, Melissa Franklin, Sheila Gallagher, Shefali Malhoutra, Mark Gevisser, Ira Sachs, Mary Bing and Doug Ellis, Fiona Sinclair, Julie Livingston and, it goes without saying, to my indefatigable optimist, James Wood, and our two beloved children, Livia and Lucian. My especial and ineffable gratitude to my father, François Michel Messud (1931– 2010), who taught me the importance of laughter, and of rage, and who had no tolerance for the Fun House; and to my Messud, Claire (2013-04-30). The Woman Upstairs (pp. 303-304). Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group. Kindle Edition. mother, Margaret Riches Messud (1933– 2012), who lived lightly upon this earth, whose letters taught me how to write and whose eyes taught me how to see. Messud, Claire (2013-04-30). The Woman Upstairs (p. 304). Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group. Kindle Edition.
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