The Resource A visit from the Goon Squad, Jennifer Egan
A visit from the Goon Squad, Jennifer Egan
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Resource Information
The item A visit from the Goon Squad, Jennifer Egan represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Austin Public Library.
This item is available to borrow from 3 library branches.
This resource has been enriched with EBSCO NoveList data.
- Summary
- Bennie Salazar, an aging former punk rocker and record executive, and Sasha, the passionate, troubled young woman he employs confront their pasts in this powerful story about how rebellion ages, influence corrupts, habits turn to addictions, lifelong friendships fluctuate and turn, and how art and music have the power to redeem
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- 273 pages
- Note
- "This is a Borzoi book"--Title page verso
- Isbn
- 9780307592835
- Label
- A visit from the Goon Squad
- Title
- A visit from the Goon Squad
- Statement of responsibility
- Jennifer Egan
- Subject
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- Sound recording executives and producers
- Fictional Works
- trueKleptomania
- trueMusic industry and trade
- Novels
- Older men
- Older men -- Fiction
- Psychological fiction
- Psychological fiction
- Punk rock musicians
- truePunk rock musicians
- Punk rock musicians -- Fiction
- Punkrockmusiker -- skönlitteratur
- trueSecrets
- trueSenior men
- trueSound recording executives and producers
- Sound recording executives and producers -- Fiction
- trueYoung women
- Young women
- Young women -- Fiction
- trueArt
- trueChange
- Fiction
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- Bennie Salazar, an aging former punk rocker and record executive, and Sasha, the passionate, troubled young woman he employs confront their pasts in this powerful story about how rebellion ages, influence corrupts, habits turn to addictions, lifelong friendships fluctuate and turn, and how art and music have the power to redeem
- Award
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- 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.
- Awards note
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- National Book Critics Circle Award for Fiction, 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
- Literary form
- novels
- http://library.link/vocab/resourcePreferred
- True
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Punk rock musicians
- Sound recording executives and producers
- Older men
- Young women
- Art
- Older men
- Psychological fiction
- Punk rock musicians
- Sound recording executives and producers
- Young women
- Punkrockmusiker
- Label
- A visit from the Goon Squad, Jennifer Egan
- Note
- "This is a Borzoi book"--Title page verso
- 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
- 773092
- Dimensions
- 25 cm
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- 273 pages
- Isbn
- 9780307592835
- Lccn
- 2009046496
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- System control number
-
- (Sirsi) i9780307592835
- (OCoLC)449844391
- Label
- A visit from the Goon Squad, Jennifer Egan
- Note
- "This is a Borzoi book"--Title page verso
- 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
- 773092
- Dimensions
- 25 cm
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- 273 pages
- Isbn
- 9780307592835
- Lccn
- 2009046496
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- System control number
-
- (Sirsi) i9780307592835
- (OCoLC)449844391
Subject
- Sound recording executives and producers
- Fictional Works
- trueKleptomania
- trueMusic industry and trade
- Novels
- Older men
- Older men -- Fiction
- Psychological fiction
- Psychological fiction
- Punk rock musicians
- truePunk rock musicians
- Punk rock musicians -- Fiction
- Punkrockmusiker -- skönlitteratur
- trueSecrets
- trueSenior men
- trueSound recording executives and producers
- Sound recording executives and producers -- Fiction
- trueYoung women
- Young women
- Young women -- Fiction
- trueArt
- trueChange
- Fiction
Genre
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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