Jennifer Egan




Jennifer Egan

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born
September 06, 1962

gender
female

place of birth
The United States

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Literature & Fiction


about this author

Jennifer Egan was born in Chicago and raised in San Francisco. She attended the University of Pennsylvania and St John's College, Cambridge.

She is the author of three novels, The Invisible Circus, Look at Me, a finalist for the National Book Award, and the bestselling The Keep, and a short story collection, Emerald City. She has published short fiction in The New Yorker, Harper's, McSweeney's and Ploughshares, among others, and her journalism appears frequently in the New York Times Magazine.




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avg rating: 3.30 | 3,379 ratings | 668 reviews | 5 distinct works | 9 fans
The Keep The Keep
by Jennifer Egan
avg rating 3.22 — 1,555 ratings — published 2006
10 editions
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Look at Me: A Novel Look at Me: A Novel
by Jennifer Egan
avg rating 3.35 — 925 ratings — published 2001
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The Invisible Circus The Invisible Circus
by Jennifer Egan
avg rating 3.50 — 366 ratings — published 1995
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Emerald City: Stories Emerald City: Stories
by Jennifer Egan
avg rating 3.69 — 93 ratings — published 1996
7 editions
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História a Três, Uma História a Três, Uma
by Jennifer Egan
avg rating 0.0 — 0 ratings — published 2001
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"We lie. That's what we do. You're selling me a line of bullshit and you want me to sell you a line of bullshit back so you can write a major line of bullshit and be paid for it."
Jennifer Egan (Look at Me)
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