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Books by Jennifer Egan mentioned on podcasts
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A Visit from the Goon Squad
A Visit from the Goon Squad by Jennifer Egan is a Pulitzer Prize-winning novel told in a series of fragmentary, interconnected vignettes exploring time, music, ambition, and memory.
Discussed“She is a novelist who has received many awards, including a Pulitzer Prize for a visit from the Goon Squad, a kaleidoscope of a book about music and ambition and the nature of time and memory.”
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The Candy House
The Candy House by Jennifer Egan is a compelling novel that functions as a structural sequel to A Visit from the Goon Squad, exploring themes of memory, technology, and interconnected lives.
Discussed“I dedicated The Candy House to them.”
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Manhattan Beach
Manhattan Beach by Jennifer Egan is a historical fiction novel set against the backdrop of wartime New York through a noir lens, exploring the experiences of Americans during a time of immense national power.
Discussed“And it's funny because with Manhattan Beach, I initially thought, oh, I'm going to use some tricky narrative strategies. I'm going to try to do something that isn't just straight up historical fiction.”
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The Keep
The Keep by Jennifer Egan is a gothic thriller novel that unfolds inside an unusual prison setting and an unreal realm.
Discussed“but when as I worked on books after that I would think hm you know I wrote a Gothic novel a Gothic Thriller called the keep”
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Look at Me
Discussed“she goes back and and looks at earlier novels including the only Jennifer Egan novel that I had never read which is called look at me it was her second novel”
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