Description: The Book This is a RARE 1st Print of the 1st UK hardback edition published by Corsair in 2011 A Near Fine book with some minor pushing to spine tips and a small ding to top edge.In the publishers white boards with silver titles. In the Near Fine unclipped wrapper with a few small marks to spine and some crinkling to edges.Price of £14.99 to front flap. Now in removable Mylar. The Blurb WINNER OF THE PULITZER PRIZE FOR FICTION NEW YORK TIMES TOP 10 BOOKS OF 2010 Jennifer Egan's spellbinding novel circles the lives of Bennie Salazar, an aging former punk rocker and record executive, and Sasha, the passionate, troubled young woman he employs. Although Bennie and Sasha never discover each other's pasts, the reader does, in intimate detail, along with the secret lives of a host of other characters whose paths intersect with theirs, over many years, in locales as varied as New York, San Francisco, Naples, and Africa. We first meet Sasha in her mid-thirties, on her therapist's couch in New York City, confronting her longstanding compulsion to steal. Later, we learn the genesis of her turmoil when we see her as the child of a violent marriage, then a runaway living in Naples, then as a college student trying to avert the suicidal impulses of her best friend. We meet Bennie Salazar at the melancholy nadir of his adult life-divorced, struggling to connect with his nine-year-old son, listening to a washed up band in the basement of a suburban house-and then revisit him in 1979, at the height of his youth, shy and tender, reveling in San Francisco's punk scene as he discovers his ardor for rock and roll and his gift for spotting talent. We learn what became of his high school gang-who thrived and who faltered-and we encounter Lou Kline, Bennie's catastrophically careless mentor, along with the lovers and children left behind in the wake of Lou's far flung sexual conquests and meteoric rise and fall. A Visit from the Goon Squad is a book about the interplay of time and music, about survival, about the stirrings and transformations set inexorably in motion by even the most passing conjunction of our fates. In a breathtaking array of styles and tones ranging from tragedy to satire to Powerpoint, Egan captures the undertow of self-destruction that we all must either master or succumb to; the basic human hunger for redemption; and the universal tendency to reach for both-and escape the merciless progress of time-in the transporting realms of art and music. Sly, startling, exhilarating work from one of our boldest writers. We have loads of other great books available, including many signed copies. If you cannot see what you are looking for, please ask, as we have an extensive catalogue that we are working to list. ♻️ We care about our environment and all our packaging is either biodegradable, (even our bubblewrap), recyclable, or recycled. ♻️ If you would prefer either type of packaging, please do let us know when you order. Of course, returns are accepted; please see our returns ol📮 If you require a particular postage service, please ask when purchasing. Normal domestic postage for this book would be recorded, sent in secure packaging, and will cost nothing. International Buyers we offer a signed, tracked Air Mail service for £30. Please expect to wait up to four weeks for delivery, although they do aim to deliver within a week. A tracking number will be provided for your convenience. We are proud that customers from the US, Canada, New Zealand, Australia, Japan, Hong Kong, and Dubai (UAE) have received books from us in the described condition. _gsrx_vers_1653 (GS 9.7.5 (1653))
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Location: London
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Binding: Hardback
Special Attributes: 1st Edition, Dust Jacket
Language: English
Original/Facsimile: Original
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