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A young woman named sasha stands in the bathroom of the lassimo hotel, when she notices a bag on the floor. Mar 22, 2011 a visit from the goon squad is a book about the interplay of time and music, about survival, about the stirrings and transformations set inexorably in motion by even the most passing conjunction of our fates. Obviously impeccably researched, its a sweeping novel steeped in the atmosphere of nyc, in particular the seaport neighborhoods of brooklyn, from the great depression to wwii. Oct 11, 2016 jennifer egan on a visit from the goon squad at the 2017 awp book fair duration. A visit from the goon squad lee county library system. Apr 03, 2012 a visit from the goon squad is a unique and well written novel though i would classify it more of a collection of short stories. Our critics on jennifer egans pulitzer prize winner. Prousts fiction is often structured around the idea of music, and the passage of time remains a common theme of his work. A visit from the goon squad is an audiobook about the interplay of time and music, about survival, about the stirrings and transformations set inexorably in motion. The first edition of the novel was published in june 8th 2010, and was written by jennifer egan.
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