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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>In the concluding chapter, Moran discusses Egan's 2017 novel Manhattan Beach as a text that explores the authenticity of history and genre while resonating with the instability of the present.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p><i>Understanding Jennifer Egan</i> is the first book-length study of the novelist, short-story writer, and journalist best known for the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, <i>A Visit from the Goon Squad</i>. Alexander Moran examines each of Egan's varied published works, analyzes how her journalism informs her fiction, excavates her literary and intellectual influences, and considers her place in contemporary fiction.</p><p>Moran argues that because Egan's fiction is not easily categorized many of her novels have been underappreciated. He proposes a framework for understanding her writing centered on what it means to have, and to write, an authentic experience. In <i>Emerald City</i>, Egan explores the authenticity of touristic experience; in <i>The Invisible Circus</i>, her focus shifts to the authenticity of historical memory; in <i>Look at Me, The Keep</i>, and <i>A Visit from the Goon Squad</i>, she explores the effects of digital technology on how we understand authentic experience. In the concluding chapter, Moran discusses Egan's 2017 novel <i>Manhattan Beach</i> as a text that explores the authenticity of history and genre while resonating with the instability of the present.</p><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><p><b>Alexander Moran</b>, Faculty Chair for Excellence in Undergraduate and Graduate Writing at Stanbridge University, is the editor of Conversations with Jennifer Egan.</p>

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