A Visit from the Goon Squad

Summary

A Visit from the Goon Squad is a literary work^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,979 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• A Visit from the Goon Squad authored Jennifer Egan^[3].
• A Visit from the Goon Squad received the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction^[4].
• A Visit from the Goon Squad's instance of is recorded as literary work^[5].
• A Visit from the Goon Squad was published by Alfred A. Knopf^[6].
• A Visit from the Goon Squad was published by Random House^[7].
• A Visit from the Goon Squad's genre is psychological fiction^[8].
• A Visit from the Goon Squad followed The Keep^[9].
• A Visit from the Goon Squad was followed by Manhattan Beach^[10].
• A Visit from the Goon Squad's language of work or name is recorded as English^[11].
• A Visit from the Goon Squad's country of origin is recorded as United States^[12].
• A Visit from the Goon Squad was published on 2010^[13].
• A Visit from the Goon Squad's has edition or translation is recorded as A Visit from the Goon Squad^[14].
• A Visit from the Goon Squad's has edition or translation is recorded as Q134391339^[15].
• A Visit from the Goon Squad's narrative location is recorded as New York City^[16].
• A Visit from the Goon Squad's narrative location is recorded as California^[17].
• A Visit from the Goon Squad's main subject is music^[18].
• A Visit from the Goon Squad's described at URL is recorded as https://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/11/books/review/Blythe-t.html^[19].
• A Visit from the Goon Squad's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'A Visit from the Goon Squad'}^[20].
• A Visit from the Goon Squad's epigraph is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Poets claim that we recapture for a moment the self that we were long ago when we enter some house or garden in which we used to live in our youth. But these are most hazardous pilgrimages, which end as often as not in disappointment as in success. It is in ourselves that we should rather seek to find those fixed places, contemporaneous with different years.
  That unknown element in the lives of other people is like that of nature, which each fresh scientific discovery merely reduces but does not abolish.'}^[21].
• A Visit from the Goon Squad's form of creative work is recorded as novel^[22].

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Authorship and Creation

A Visit from the Goon Squad authored Jennifer Egan^[3]. Publishers include Alfred A. Knopf^[6] and Random House^[7].

Publication

A Visit from the Goon Squad was released on 2010^[13]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English^[11]. Its genre is psychological fiction^[8].

Subject and Themes

A Visit from the Goon Squad's main subject is music^[18].

Reception

A Visit from the Goon Squad received the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction^[4].

Adaptations and Inspiration

A Visit from the Goon Squad followed The Keep^[9]. It was followed by Manhattan Beach^[10].

Why It Matters

A Visit from the Goon Squad ranks in the top 2% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,979 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[23]

FAQs

What awards did A Visit from the Goon Squad receive?

Honors received include Pulitzer Prize for Fiction^[4].