Jennifer Egan notes that feeling a little invisible can actually help her think clearly. She says she must throw away the old tools she used for one book before starting the next, because they won’t work again. She also finds joy when things that seem opposite, like being a reader and a writer, somehow fit together.
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Jennifer Egan is a writer from the United States, best known for A Visit from the Goon Squad.
Quick Facts About Jennifer Egan
Born
September 7, 1962
Nationality
United States
Profession
Writer
Notable works
A Visit from the Goon Squad
Spouse
David Hershkovits
About Jennifer Egan
She also received the National Book Critics Circle Award for the same novel. From 2018 to 2020, Egan served as president of PEN America, an organization that supports writers’ rights.
Awards & Honors
Pulitzer Prize for FictionGuggenheim FellowshipNational Endowment for the Arts FellowshipNational Book Critics Circle Award for Fiction
