A Visit from the Goon Squad rin Presence is both revolutionary in

Presence is both revolutionary in its exploration and hopeful in its message

extraordinary poetry of humanity

Irene Willard

as well as two non-fiction pieces: 'A Hanging'

A Visit from the Goon Squad rin Presence is both revolutionary inBennie Salazar is a jaded music executive with a punk rock past. Sasha is his impulsive, enigmatic assistant, grappling with her own tangled history. In this inventive and deeply human novel, Jennifer Egan moves back and forth in time to trace the lives of Bennie, Sasha, and a cast of interconnected characterseach navigating ambition, memory, failure, and reinvention in a world where time is the ultimate goon. With its bold structure and electric