A Visit from the Goon Squad by Jennifer Egan (English) Paperback Book

Description: A Visit from the Goon Squad by Jennifer Egan With music pulsing on every page, "A Visit from the Goon Squad" is a startling, exhilarating novel of self-destruction and redemption. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description NATIONAL BESTSELLERNational Book Critics Circle Award WinnerPEN/Faulkner Award FinalistA "New York Times Book Review "Best Book One of the Best Books of the Year: "Boston Globe, Chicago Tribune, The Daily Beast, The Miami Herald, The Minneapolis Star-Tribune, Newsday, NPRs On Point, O, the Oprah Magazine, People, Publishers Weekly, Salon, San Francisco Chronicle, Seattle Times, Slate, Time, The Washington Post, " and "Village Voice" 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. Author Biography Jennifer Egan is the author of "The Invisible Circus" and the story collection "Emerald City," Her stories have been published in such magazines as "The New Yorker, Harpers, GQ, Zoetrope," and "Ploughshares," and her nonfiction appears frequently in "The New York Times Magazine," Egan lives with her husband and son in Brooklyn. For further information about Jennifer Egan, visit her Web site at Review "Pitch perfect. . . . Darkly, rippingly funny. . . . Egan possesses a satirists eye and a romance novelists heart."--"The New York Times Book Review" "At once intellectually stimulating and moving. . . . Like a masterful album, this one demands a replay."--"The San Francisco Chronicle" "A new classic of American fiction."--"Time" "Audacious, extraordinary."--"Philadelphia Inquirer" "A spiky, shape-shifting new book. . . . A display of Egans extreme virtuosity."--"The New York Times" "Wildly ambitious. . . . A tour de force. . . . Music is both subject and metaphor as Egan explores the mutability of time, destiny, and individual accountability post-technology."--"O, The Oprah Magazine" "The smartest book you can get your hands on."--"Los Angeles Times" "A rich and unforgettable novel about decay and endurance, about individuals in a world as it changes around them. . . . [Egan] is one of the most talen Details ISBN1594135738 Author Jennifer Egan Short Title VISIT FROM THE GOON SQUAD -LP Publisher Large Print Press Language English ISBN-10 1594135738 ISBN-13 9781594135736 Media Book Format Paperback DEWEY FIC Residence Brooklyn, NY, US Year 2012 Publication Date 2012-04-03 Imprint Large Print Press Pages 580 Edition Description Large type / large print edition Audience General We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:46870633;

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