Bennie is an aging former punk rocker and record executive. Sasha is the passionate, troubled young woman he employs. Here Jennifer Egan brilliantly reveals their pasts, along with the inner lives of a host of other characters whose paths intersect with theirs. With music pulsing on every page,A Visit from the Goon Squadis a startling, exhilarating novel of self-destruction and redemption.National BestsellerNational Book Critics Circle Award WinnerPEN/Faulkner Award FinalistANew York Times Book ReviewBest BookOne of the Best Books of the Year:Boston Globe, Chicago Tribune, The Daily Beast, The Miami Herald, The Minneapolis Star-Tribune, Newsday, NPR's On Point, O, the Oprah Magazine, People, Publishers Weekly, Salon, San Francisco Chronicle, Seattle Times, Slate, Time, The Washington Post,andVillage Voice**