![]() ![]() The sweeping story Egan tells here is intertwined with New York's elemental identity as a seaport, which became more crucial than ever during the Second World War. This is a big, traditional historical novel - in the manner of a Ken Follett or Herman Wouk. But no such self-conscious soldering is called for in Manhattan Beach. Indeed, in Egan's powerful 2001 novel, Look at Me, the very face of her main character - a model who's been in a terrible car accident - is broken and tenuously held together by titanium screws. Egan is known for the edgy tone of her work and for her fragmented storylines that require some self-assembly by readers. ![]() Jennifer Egan clearly shares Liebling's view in her latest novel, Manhattan Beach. Liebling: "Before it was anything else," Liebling says, "New York was a seaport, and before anything else, it still is." So many great writers have given us so many great quotes in an attempt to capture New York, but I think my favorite is by the legendary New Yorker writer A.J. Your purchase helps support NPR programming. ![]() Close overlay Buy Featured Book Title Manhattan Beach Author Jennifer Egan ![]()
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