Episode · The Book Review · 2024-08-19
Jennifer Egan on The Book Review: books mentioned (Aug 2024)
21st Century Books Special Edition: Jennifer Egan on 'A Visit from the Goon Squad'
Gilbert Cruz discussed A Visit from the Goon Squad by Jennifer Egan and The Candy House by Jennifer Egan. Jennifer Egan recommended Light years by James Salter and The House of Mirth by Edith Wharton, and discussed The Keep by Jennifer Egan and In Search of Lost Time by Marcel Proust.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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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“today I'm joined by Jennifer Egan who released a visit from the Goon Squad in summer 2010 14 years ago in 2022 she put out a followup to that book The Candy House”
Where to get it
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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“14 years ago in 2022 she put out a followup to that book The Candy House both share the same structure a series of stories”
Where to get it
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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”
Where to get it
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In Search of Lost Time
In Search of Lost Time by Marcel Proust is a monumental, multi-volume modernist novel that explores memory, time, art, and the profound meaning of human existence through an immersive blend of narrative and philosophical essay.
Discussed“and I think the reason I was thinking about time was really because I had finally read in Search of Lost Time all of it byce seven volum six I think six a lot several volumes”
Where to get it
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Light years
Light Years by James Salter is an evocative, melancholic novel that meticulously charts the gradual dissolution of a seemingly idyllic bourgeois marriage and the relentless passage of time.
Recommended“and also James suter's light years which is a beautiful book about time passing”
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The House of Mirth
The House of Mirth is a classic novel by Edith Wharton that chronicles the tragic social descent of Lily Bart in high-society New York.
Recommended“mine is I think the house of Mirth by Edith Warden”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (2) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
“Jenny Egan author of a visit from the Goon Squad and the candy house thank you so much for being on the book review podcast”
“Jenny Egan author of a visit from the Goon Squad and the candy house thank you so much for being on the book review podcast”