Listen Top Shows Blog

Jennifer Egan Writes to Experience a Life Outside Her Own

Jennifer Egan Writes to Experience a Life Outside Her Own

Update: 2023-03-23

Share

Description

A compelling novel can transport us into worlds unknown. Novelist Jennifer Egan has mastered this inventiveness of fiction with her Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, "A Visit from the Goon Squad," and in her newest book,"The Candy House." In this episode, Egan breaks down her writing process behind "Lulu the Spy, 2032," a chapter from "The Candy House." She pulls from life experiences to deftly forge playful and imaginative stories that bend the formal limits of the novel. Ultimately, she reminds us why writing still matters, maybe more than ever before.

Comments

Top Podcasts

The Best New Comedy Podcast Right Now – June 2024 The Best News Podcast Right Now – June 2024 The Best New Business Podcast Right Now – June 2024 The Best New Sports Podcast Right Now – June 2024 The Best New True Crime Podcast Right Now – June 2024 The Best New Joe Rogan Experience Podcast Right Now – June 20 The Best New Dan Bongino Show Podcast Right Now – June 20 The Best New Mark Levin Podcast – June 2024

In Channel

Min Jin Lee Revisits the Decades It Took To Write “Pachinko”

Min Jin Lee Revisits the Decades It Took To Write “Pachinko”

2024-11-2238:27

Michael Urie Finds Laughs in the Balcony and the Front Row

Michael Urie Finds Laughs in the Balcony and the Front Row

2024-10-3136:34

Conor Oberst Finds His Purpose in Process

Conor Oberst Finds His Purpose in Process

2024-10-1031:06

Taffy Brodesser-Akner Defends the Trauma Plot

Taffy Brodesser-Akner Defends the Trauma Plot

2024-09-1938:48

Minnie Driver’s Path to the Throne

Minnie Driver’s Path to the Throne

2024-09-0530:51

Annie Baker Shifts From Stage to Screen

Annie Baker Shifts From Stage to Screen

2024-08-2231:04

Jewel Finds Healing in Music and Art

Jewel Finds Healing in Music and Art

2024-08-0840:20

Joseph Gordon-Levitt Can Do That Genre Too!

Joseph Gordon-Levitt Can Do That Genre Too!

2024-07-2540:26

Here's a quick preview of our new season!

Here's a quick preview of our new season!

2024-07-1200:58

From The Plot Thickens: Decoding John Ford

From The Plot Thickens: Decoding John Ford

2024-07-1150:41

Ling Ma on Imploding the Immigrant Narrative

Ling Ma on Imploding the Immigrant Narrative

2023-06-1525:40

Viet Thanh Nguyen on the Ghosts that Haunt our Cultural Past (Replay)

Viet Thanh Nguyen on the Ghosts that Haunt our Cultural Past (Replay)

2023-05-0436:09

Yahya Abdul-Mateen II Searches for Truth Through Acting

Yahya Abdul-Mateen II Searches for Truth Through Acting

2023-04-2017:04

Kelly Reichardt Breaks Down Her Filmmaking Process Behind "Showing Up"

Kelly Reichardt Breaks Down Her Filmmaking Process Behind "Showing Up"

2023-04-0624:48

Jennifer Egan Writes to Experience a Life Outside Her Own

Jennifer Egan Writes to Experience a Life Outside Her Own

2023-03-2331:28

Al Nelson’s Sound Design Journey From “Jurassic Park” To “Top Gun: Maverick”

Al Nelson’s Sound Design Journey From “Jurassic Park” To “Top Gun: Maverick”

2023-03-0930:34

Jason Kim Goes Inside the World of K-pop

Jason Kim Goes Inside the World of K-pop

2023-02-2322:05

Ruth E. Carter Designs Costumes to Stand the Test of Time

Ruth E. Carter Designs Costumes to Stand the Test of Time

2023-02-0924:56

John Waters on the Fine Art of Bad Taste

John Waters on the Fine Art of Bad Taste

2023-01-2619:52

John David Washington Explores his Past for his Broadway Debut

John David Washington Explores his Past for his Broadway Debut

2023-01-1231:53

00:00

00:00

x

Jennifer Egan Writes to Experience a Life Outside Her Own

Jennifer Egan Writes to Experience a Life Outside Her Own

American Masters | PBS