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Time's relentless effects on interconnected lives.

You might like "A Visit from the Goon Squad" if you're into rich, layered storytelling with a touch of musical rhythm fueling each leap through time and perspective. Egan's prose might just resonate with you like a favorite album, one that captures the highs and lows of life with each track—or in this case, chapter. This book is a tapestry of human experience, offering a taste of empathy and insight into the way we change and stay the same.

  • Pulitzer Prize for Fiction (2011)
  • Orange Prize Nominee for Fiction Longlist (2011)
  • PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction Nominee (2011)
  • Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Fiction (2010)
  • National Book Critics Circle Award for Fiction (2010)
  • Galaxy National Book Award for International Author of the Year (2011)
  • Goodreads Choice Award Nominee for Fiction (2010)
  • The Rooster -- The Morning News Tournament of Books (2011)
  • Dublin Literary Award Nominee for Shortlist (2012)
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A Visit from the Goon Squad

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ISBN: 9780307477477
Authors: Jennifer Egan
Publisher: Anchor Books
Date of Publication: 2011-03-22
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: Literary Fiction, Contemporary
Related Topics: Literature, Literary Criticism
Goodreads rating: 3.69
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Bennie is an aging former punk rocker and record executive. Sasha is the passionate, troubled young woman he employs. Here Jennifer Egan brilliantly reveals their pasts, along with the inner lives of a host of other characters whose paths intersect with theirs. With music pulsing on every page, A Visit from the Goon Squad is a startling, exhilarating novel of self-destruction and redemption.
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Time's relentless effects on interconnected lives.

You might like "A Visit from the Goon Squad" if you're into rich, layered storytelling with a touch of musical rhythm fueling each leap through time and perspective. Egan's prose might just resonate with you like a favorite album, one that captures the highs and lows of life with each track—or in this case, chapter. This book is a tapestry of human experience, offering a taste of empathy and insight into the way we change and stay the same.

  • Pulitzer Prize for Fiction (2011)
  • Orange Prize Nominee for Fiction Longlist (2011)
  • PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction Nominee (2011)
  • Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Fiction (2010)
  • National Book Critics Circle Award for Fiction (2010)
  • Galaxy National Book Award for International Author of the Year (2011)
  • Goodreads Choice Award Nominee for Fiction (2010)
  • The Rooster -- The Morning News Tournament of Books (2011)
  • Dublin Literary Award Nominee for Shortlist (2012)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.