![]() ![]() ![]() But Egan beautifully pulls each format off, never failing to convey the varying tones and understanding with which adults, teenagers and children process their worlds.Įgan’s breath-taking work rings of truth – the rare truth that wins Pulitzers and blows minds – and leaves the reader with more questions than answers. Each chapter delves into the minds and memory of over a dozen characters, slowly revealing their connective strings.Įgan’s story-telling is anything but “conventional,” in fact, an entire chapter is relayed in the form of a PowerPoint presentation. A heartbreaking and illuminating reflection on the passage of time, the Goon Squad explores the landscape of a group of friends and strangers as they grow up, look back, and test the waters of a changing world.Īlbert Einstein said, “The distinction between past, present, and future is only a stubbornly persistent illusion.” Or in the words of one of Egan’s vivid characters, “Time is a goon.” Egan captures the tiny tragedies and beautiful memories as the hubs of her stratospheric story endure the pains and rewards of transition, revelation, and knowledge that a true hold of time will forever evade them. ![]() ![]() In April, author Jennifer Egan was awarded the Pulitzer Prize in fiction for her latest work, A Visit from the Goon Squad. ![]()
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