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Line 1: {{work}} {{Infobox book \| title = A Visit from the Goon Squad \| image = \| caption = \| author = Jennifer Egan \| central theme = \| elevator pitch = [A] set of thirteen interrelated stories with a large set of characters all connected to Bennie Salazar, a record company executive, and his assistant, Sasha. ''(Wikipedia)'' \| genre = \| publication date = June 8, 2010 \| source page exists = \| wiki URL = \| wiki name = }} {{quote\|Time's a goon, right? Isn't that the expression?}} [['''''A Visit ~~From~~from the Goon Squad]]''''' is a bestselling 2010 novel by Jennifer Egan, about an aging former punk-rock star named Bennie and his kleptomaniac assistant, Sasha. Each chapter is told from a different viewpoint, revealing the past and future of Bennie and Sasha as well as the various people in their lives, nearly all of whom work in the music industry. ---- {{tropelist}} * [[Anachronic Order]]: The narrative of the novel is completely scattered, and the chapters jump around in time. * [[Ate His Gun]]: {{spoiler\|Rolf.}} * [[Bungled Suicide]]: Bosco wants to kill himself on his Suicide Tour, {{spoiler\|but ends up surviving and running a dairy farm.}} * [[Green Eyed Red Head]]: Sasha.▼ * [[Hello, Nurse!]]: Nearly every male character lusts after Sasha at some point. * [[I Was Quite a Looker]]: Almost everybody, in the later chapters. * [[Jerk with a Heart of Gold]]: Bennie. * [[Painting the Medium]]: One chapter is presented as a Power Point, another as a footnote-ridden article in a magazine. ▲* [[Significant Green -Eyed ~~Red Head~~Redhead]]: Sasha. * [[Sticky Fingers]]: Sasha is a kleptomaniac. * [[Wise Beyond Their Years]]: Rolf, and the girl who narrates the Power Point chapter. {{reflist}} [[Category:~~A Visit From the Goon Squad~~{{PAGENAME}}]] [[Category:Literature of the 2010s]] {{DEFAULTSORT:Visit from the Goon Squad, A}}