The Resource A visit from the Goon Squad, Jennifer Egan
A visit from the Goon Squad, Jennifer Egan
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- Summary
- Jennifer Egan's spellbinding interlocking narratives circle the lives of Bennie Salazar, an aging former punk rocker and record executive, and Sasha, the passionate, troubled young woman he employs. Although Bennie and Sasha never discover each other's pasts, the reader does, in intimate detail, along with the secret lives of a host of other characters whose paths intersect with theirs. (Bestseller)
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- 1st ed.
- Extent
- 273 pages
- Note
- A Borzoi Book
- Isbn
- 9780307592835
- Label
- A visit from the Goon Squad
- Title
- A visit from the Goon Squad
- Statement of responsibility
- Jennifer Egan
- Subject
-
- trueYoung women
- Sound recording executives and producers -- Fiction
- trueSound recording executives and producers
- trueSenior men
- trueSecrets
- Punk rock musicians -- Fiction
- truePunk rock musicians
- Psychological fiction
- truePsychological fiction
- Older men -- Fiction
- trueChange
- trueKleptomania
- Large type books
- trueMusic industry and trade
- trueLiterary fiction
- Young women -- Fiction
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- Jennifer Egan's spellbinding interlocking narratives circle the lives of Bennie Salazar, an aging former punk rocker and record executive, and Sasha, the passionate, troubled young woman he employs. Although Bennie and Sasha never discover each other's pasts, the reader does, in intimate detail, along with the secret lives of a host of other characters whose paths intersect with theirs. (Bestseller)
- Summary
- Working side-by-side for a record label, former punk rocker Bennie Salazar and the passionate Sasha hide illicit secrets from one another while interacting with a motley assortment of equally troubled people from 1970s San Francisco to the post-war future
- Award
-
- ALA Notable Book, 2011.
- Booklist Editors' Choice, 2010.
- Library Journal Best Books, 2010.
- Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Fiction, 2010.
- National Book Critics Circle Award for Fiction, 2010.
- New York Times Notable Book, 2010
- Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, 2011.
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/novelist/bookUI
- 348809
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Egan, Jennifer
- Dewey number
- 813/.54
- Illustrations
- illustrations
- Index
- no index present
- LC call number
- PS3555.G292
- LC item number
- V57 2011
- Literary form
- fiction
- http://library.link/vocab/resourcePreferred
- True
- Series statement
- Thorndike Press large print basic
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Punk rock musicians
- Sound recording executives and producers
- Older men
- Young women
- Target audience
- adult
- Label
- A visit from the Goon Squad, Jennifer Egan
- Note
- A Borzoi Book
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Control code
- 17796047
- Dimensions
- 25 cm
- Edition
- 1st ed.
- Extent
- 273 pages
- Isbn
- 9780307592835
- Lccn
- 2009046496
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations, charts
- System control number
-
- (OCoLC)ocn449844391
- (OCoLC)449844391
- Label
- A visit from the Goon Squad, Jennifer Egan
- Note
- A Borzoi Book
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Control code
- 17796047
- Dimensions
- 25 cm
- Edition
- 1st ed.
- Extent
- 273 pages
- Isbn
- 9780307592835
- Lccn
- 2009046496
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations, charts
- System control number
-
- (OCoLC)ocn449844391
- (OCoLC)449844391
Subject
- trueYoung women
- Sound recording executives and producers -- Fiction
- trueSound recording executives and producers
- trueSenior men
- trueSecrets
- Punk rock musicians -- Fiction
- truePunk rock musicians
- Psychological fiction
- truePsychological fiction
- Older men -- Fiction
- trueChange
- trueKleptomania
- Large type books
- trueMusic industry and trade
- trueLiterary fiction
- Young women -- Fiction
Genre
Member of
Included in
- trueALA Notable Books - Fiction: 2011
- trueBooklist Editors' Choice - Best Fiction Books: 2010
- trueLibrary Journal Best Books: 2010
- trueLos Angeles Times Book Prizes: Fiction
- trueNational Book Critics Circle Award: Fiction
- trueNew York Times Notable Books - Fiction and Poetry: 2010
- truePulitzer Prize: Fiction
- trueRecommended by Molly Wyand
Tone Tone is the feeling that a book evokes in the reader. In many cases, this category best answers the question, "What are you in the mood for?"
Character Only applied to fiction books, character appeal is especially for those readers who love books *because* of the characters.
- Award
- ALA Notable Book, 2011.
- Award
- Booklist Editors' Choice, 2010.
- Award
- Library Journal Best Books, 2010.
- Award
- Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Fiction, 2010.
- Award
- National Book Critics Circle Award for Fiction, 2010.
- Award
- New York Times Notable Book, 2010
- Award
- Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, 2011.
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