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Egan’s flexible structure captures how technology, music, and aging reshape identity.
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A Visit from the Goon Squad
Jennifer Egan2011 selection · Literary fiction
A Visit from the Goon Squad
Musicians, producers, assistants, and children move across decades around Bennie Salazar and Sasha. Each chapter changes perspective and sometimes form as time alters their ambitions.
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You enjoy linked narratives, formal experiments, and music-industry settings.
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