Jennifer Egan, who has been called one of the most gifted writers of her generation, was born in Chicago and raised in San Francisco. Educated at the University of Pennsylvania and St. John’s College, Cambridge, she is the author of numerous novels, including The Candy House (Scribner, 2022); A Visit from the Goon Squad, winner of the 2011 Pulitzer Prize, the National Book Critics Circle Award for Fiction, and the LA Times Book Prize; and Manhattan Beach, awarded the Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Fiction. She has also published a short story collection, Emerald City.
2011 PULITZER PRIZE
FOR FICTION
2010 National Book Critics Circle Award for Fiction
WORKS THAT HAVE APPEARED IN NARRATIVE:
- Narrative 10, an interview, in Fall 2017
- The Stylist, a short story, in Stories of the Week: 2012–2013
- Clips from Our Interview with Jennifer Egan, an audio interview, in Winter 2013
- The Gold Cure, a narrative outloud - video, in Winter 2011
- Jennifer Egan, an interview, in Spring 2010
- The Gold Cure, a narrative outloud - audio, in Spring 2010