10 Second Interview: A Few Words with Jennifer Egan

Q: What is your writing process like? Has it differed from book to book?
A: My writing process seems to be a strange one, at least compared with other writers I've talked to. I begin with very little: usually just a strong sense of time and place--of atmosphere--and a few abstract notions that I want to explore. In the case of The Keep, I had a yen to set a book in what I'll call a gothic environment: an isolated, crumbling structure whose heyday is long past, and where eerie things begin to happen. As for the notions, I was curious about telecommunications: the way that cell phones and the Internet have made so many of us accustomed to nearly constant disembodied communication--a state traditionally associated with supernatural experience. I loved the idea of letting modern telecommunications collide with a gothic environment and seeing what would happen.

I write by hand--usually one long draft that I scribble out quickly (5-10 pages a day) and poorly. I do this almost completely from the gut, with very little sense of where I'm going. It's often in the process of this almost unconscious writing that I discover characters and action. When the first draft is done, I type it into the computer (the parts I can read anyway; I have wretched handwriting) and see what I've got. Not a word of that first draft usually makes it anywhere near the final draft--which, in the case of some chapters of Look at Me, my last novel, was sixty to seventy drafts later. I edit by hand on a hard copy, then type in the changes and print it out again for further editing. The writing itself always remains instinctive, but there is a strong analytical counterpart, when I figure out what I'm doing in terms of plot, characters, thematic underpinnings, and then scheme about how I can do it better. I save every draft until a book is done; a towering pile of paper that I eventually, joyfully, recycle.

Q: Some of the most powerful (and terrifying) moments in the book deal with claustrophobia. Are you claustrophobic?
A: I almost never write about myself, or things that have happened in my own life, or about people I know. I like to make all of it up--or at least, I think I'm making it up, until later I realize how much of my own experience has crept into my books, disguised even from me. For example: I'm not claustrophobic, but I've certainly been paranoid, and the two are closely linked. I wanted to capture the way that paranoia (like claustrophobia) can instantly turn a benign environment into an unmitigated nightmare. One question is always at the center of such experiences: is this real, or am I making it up? We live in very paranoid times. I was interested in the way paranoia can make someone turn threatening and aggressive in exactly the ways they perceive the world to be. They become the very monster they fear.

Q: What author/s have inspired you?
A: In the big, long-term ways: Lawrence Sterne, Jane Austen, Edith Wharton, Emile Zola, George Eliot, Robert Stone, Don DeLillo, Jean Rhys.
For The Keep, the list is slightly different. There are some fantastic (and totally insane) Gothic novels that I had a ball reading: Horace Walpole's The Castle of Otranto, Charles Maturin's Melmoth the Wanderer, Ann Radcliffe's The Mysteries of Udolpho, Matthew Lewis's The Monk--those are all 18th century books--and then from the 19th century, Wilkie Collins's The Woman in White, which is an absolutely drop-dead great thriller.

Book Description

From National Book Award finalist Jennifer Egan, author of Look at Me (“Brilliantly unnerving . . . A haunting, sharp, splendidly articulate novel” —The New York Times), a spellbinding work of literary suspense enacted in a chilling psychological landscape—a dazzling tour de force.

Two cousins, irreversibly damaged by a childhood prank whose devastating consequences changed both their lives, reunite twenty years later to renovate a medieval castle in Eastern Europe, a castle steeped in blood lore and family pride. Built over a secret system of caves and tunnels, the castle and its violent history invoke and subvert all the elements of a gothic past: twins, a pool, an old baroness, a fearsome tower. In an environment of extreme paranoia, cut off from the outside world, the men reenact the signal event of their youth, with even more catastrophic results. And as the full horror of their predicament unfolds, a prisoner, in jail for an unnamed crime, recounts an unforgettable story—a story about two cousins who unite to renovate a castle—that brings the crimes of the past and present into piercing relation.

Egan’s relentlessly gripping page-turner plays with rich forms—ghost story, love story, gothic—and transfixing themes: the undertow of history, the fate of imagination in the cacophony of modern life, the uncanny likeness between communications technology and the supernatural. In a narrative that shifts seamlessly from an ancient European castle to a maximum security prison, Egan conjures a world from which escape is impossible and where the keep—the last stand, the final holdout, the place you run to when the walls are breached—is both everything worth protecting and the very thing that must be surrendered in order to survive.

A novel of fierce intelligence and velocity; a bravura performance from a writer of consummate skill and style.

Customer Reviews:

Not Very Good.......2007-10-10

This was one of those books that I had been intrigued by since it came out. I liked the idea of a good gothic novel, similar to the 13th Tale, instead I felt empty and cheated when I finished this book. The Keep, by Jennifer Egan, is not a very good book. There were so many different characters and plots going on; however, none of them were that good. I do not think there was one sympathetic character in this novel. There certainly was not one character that I cared about. There was one clever plot twist that turned this into a Two star book for me, rather than a One star novel. I would not recommend this book.

I really am not even sure why the term gothic has been used to describe this book. Much less as a Tag. The only thing gothic about the book is that there is a castle. Heck, you can get that from a variety of novel. This is the worse book I have read since Hawkes Harbor by S.E. Hinton.

Absolutely Engaging.......2007-10-01

I was very impressed with Ms Egan's writing. This was my first book by this author and it won't be my last.

I feel this story left a lot to my imagination-and I liked that.As I read each page I could picture the characters forming and taking shape in my mind. I don't get this with every book.
I was completely taken in with this story and would recommend it.

Who's On First?.......2007-09-29

A keep is a fortified place or a stronghold at a castle. It is a safe place in case of danger. Each character had a personal stronghold or secret;a mental keep.
This unusual book is two stories intertwined. One is the prisoner, Ray. He is writing a gothic tale about two cousins meeting in Europe to renovate a castle with a keep.
His story, their story and his writing teacher's story knit into a good read.

Interesting, but ultimately disappointing.......2007-09-20

I suspect that the title reveals how I feel about this book. There's no doubt that it is well-written, with fully delineated characters, and a complicated plot which keeps the reder interested from the first page almost to the end. It's that "almost" place that troubled me, and led to the 3 star rating. Shortly before the ending, the whole plot just fell apart for me, and I almost stopped reading, but I wanted to get to the end so that I could give an honest review of the whole book. Remember, my quarrel with the last several pages may be personal to me, and you may read this book and thoroughly enjoy it. That's the beauty of these reviews; you don't have to accept as "gospel" what we say. I encourage you to read and find out for yourself.

Great read but ultimately disappointing.......2007-09-13

I'm disappointed, almost to the point of being offended. It's obvious the author is exceptionally talented at creating characters and keeping the plot moving so that I just had to stay up late in the night to finish. But she left so many loose ends and wrote uneccessary diversions. It seemed as if she tried to pack in far too many plot devices of various genres which left her novel without cohesion. All action in a novel should have a point -- what was the point of Danny's rendevous with the Baroness? And what was the point of her changing ages? And was that town a made-up place? We're just meant to believe that Howie and his family run their hotel now? And the motivation for the murder? Come on, to stay number 2? That's just not believable. I can think of so many more instances of loose ends (and who really cares about Holly or wants to? That tacked on ending was uneccessary). I was completely ready to recommend this book to all of my friends, but after finishing, I'll spare them the disappointment.

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Customer Reviews:

A Great Pain Management Text.......2004-09-30

Griggsby Wright, MD says:

This book has fantastic illustrations relating to anatomical structures, creating a 3-dementional appreciation for technical approaches and interventions. However, the genre of this book is limitless by actually getting down to the molecular aspects of theory and practice.

This book boasts an extensive compilation frameworked within a superior format.

Average customer rating: Dramatic Beach Read Summer Boys Awesome Book FAB-U-LOUS!!!! OMGzzzzzzzz

Summer Boys Hailey Abbott Manufacturer: Scholastic Paperbacks ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback Literature | Children's Books | Subjects | Books | Action & Adventure | Children's Literature Guides | Classics by Age | Fairy Tales, Folk Tales & Myths | General | Humorous | Literary Criticism & Collections | Poetry | Popular Culture | Read-Aloud | Science Fiction, Fantasy, Mystery & Horror | Short Story Collections Fiction | Friendship | Social Situations | People & Places | Children's Books | Subjects | Books Love & Romance | Literature & Fiction | Teens | Subjects | Books Fiction | Friendship | Social Situations | People & Places | Children's Books | 4-for-3 Books Store | Stores | Books Love & Romance | Literature & Fiction | Teens | 4-for-3 Books Store | Stores | Books All 4-for-3 Deals | 4-for-3 Books Store | Stores | Books Similar Items: Summer Boys 2: Next Summer (Summer Boys) After Summer (Summer Boys) Last Summer (Summer Boys) The Au Pairs The Secrets of Boys ASIN: 0439540208

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Customer Reviews:

Dramatic Beach Read.......2007-06-18

Summer Boys by Hailey Abbott is about three girls and one dramatic summer that will change their lives forever. Jamie, Ella, and Beth Tuttle are cousins who have spent every summer at Pebble Beach since they were children. Jamie found a boyfriend, last summer, but now she feels like he is holding something back. Ella has found a boyfriend for the summer, which would be great if he wan't involved with her sister. Beth has always loved George as a friend, but now she starts to realize how cute he looks.

Summer Boys is a realistic teen dramam that sucks you in from the very first page. The alternating third-person chapters let you see every event in gripping detail. Hailey Abbott does an amazing job showing each girl's story on the same summer timeline, and making events intertwine within each other's stories stories. This book is great for anyone looking for an engaging beach read, while waiting for their summer romance to begin.

Summer Boys.......2007-05-16

For Jamie, Ella, and Beth Tuttle, this summer it's all about boys. In Summer Boys by Hailey Abbott drama in Pebble Beach, CN will reach its max. The Tuttle Cousins always have fun together, and spend every summer in Pebble Beach. The theme is about having fun and the start of a brand new summer. Jamie had an amazing summer with Ethan last year and wants it to happen again. Ella just wants a boyfriend, but the guy she's after likes her sister, Kelsi. My favorite character, Beth, is going to the beach with her best friend George and is having a blast until he meets another girl. Will Beth discover she might be jealous of George, her best friend? This book is filled with drama, romance, and even gives you the feel of being at the beach. This book is for anyone who loves summer, the beach, and of course boys. There are 3 sequels to this book, Next Summer, After Summer, and Last Summer, all by Hailey Abbott. If you like the first book, you'll love the next 3. I mean, who wouldn't have a blast at a beach all summer with bonfires, beach parties, and boys - everywhere.

Awesome Book.......2007-05-14

I bought this book at first beacause I wanted to buy books that had to deal with summer since summer will soon be here. I started reading it and I got hooked to it right away. The book is about three girls and their love lives during summer vacation. It was such a good book and I loved the way she described situations. It was really cute and by far one of the best books I have read.

FAB-U-LOUS!!!!.......2007-04-06

This is a GREAT book! It's about 3 cousins that all have love problems. Beth starts to find out that she likes her best friend George more then a friend. Jamie is head over heals for her boyfriend Ethan who she meet last summer but he seems to be pushing her away. Ella meets a boy named Peter who likes her sister Kelsi more then Ella who is feeling unsure of herself now. Each story for every girl ends in a well writen. Haily Abbourt starts out a series in an excellent way leaving you wanting more of the Tuttle girls.

OMGzzzzzzzz.......2007-03-06

LOLZ I <3 this book so bad. Lyke if u dont lyke it i dont ever car bcuz itz soooooooo awsome. Wutevs LOLZ. Seriusley, tHiS iS rEaLlY tHe BeSt BoOk EvErRrR. Um, LOLZ.

PS I totally support are awsome prez.

Average customer rating: An Absorbing and Enlightening Page-Turner, with Few Errors Absolutely riveting what an amazing book This one's for the radio geeks All Hail Rock 'n Roll!

Something in the Air: Radio, Rock, and the Revolution That Shaped a Generation Marc Fisher Manufacturer: Random House ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover History | Subjects | Books | Africa | Americas | Ancient | Arctic & Antarctica | Asia | Australia & Oceania | Books on CD | Books on Cassette | Europe | Gay & Lesbian | Historical Study | Large Print | Middle East | Military | Military Science | Russia | United States | World Rock | Musical Genres | Music | Entertainment | Subjects | Books History & Criticism | Radio | Entertainment | Subjects | Books General | Arts & Photography | Subjects | Books General | Performing Arts | Arts & Photography | Subjects | Books Similar Items: The Label: The Story of Columbia Records Tearing Down the Wall of Sound: The Rise and Fall of Phil Spector Lonely Avenue: The Unlikely Life and Times of Doc Pomus The Producer: John Hammond and the Soul of American Music Always Magic in the Air : The Bomp and Brilliance of the Brill Building Era ASIN: 0375509070 Release Date: 2007-01-09

Book Description

A sweeping, anecdotal account of the great sounds and voices of radio–and how it became a bonding agent for a generation of American youth

When television became the next big thing in broadcast entertainment, everyone figured video would kill the radio star–and radio, period. But radio came roaring back with a whole new concept. The war was over, the baby boom was on, the country was in clover, and a bold new beat was giving the syrupy songs of yesteryear a run for their money. Add transistors, 45 rpm records, and a young man named Elvis to the mix, and the result was the perfect storm that rocked, rolled, and reinvented radio.

Visionary entrepreneurs like Todd Storz pioneered the Top 40 concept, which united a generation. But it took trendsetting “disc jockeys” like Alan Freed, Murray the K, Wolfman Jack, Cousin Brucie, and their fast-talking, too-cool-for-school counterparts across the land to turn time, temperature, and the same irresistible hit tunes played again and again into the ubiquitous sound track of the fifties and sixties. The Top 40 sound broke through racial barriers, galvanized coming-of-age kids (and scandalized their perplexed parents), and provided the insistent, inescapable backbeat for times that were a-changin’.

Along with rock-and-roll music came the attitude that would literally change the “voice” of radio forever, via the likes of raconteur Jean Shepherd, who captivated his loyal following of “Night People”; the inimitable Bob Fass, whose groundbreaking Radio Unnameable inaugurated the anything-goes free-form style that would come to define the alternative frontier of FM; and a small-time Top 40 deejay who would ultimately find national fame as a political talk-show host named Rush Limbaugh.

From Hunter Hancock, who pushed beyond the limits of 1950s racial segregation with rhythm and blues and hepcat patter, to Howard Stern, who blew through all the limits with a blue streak of outrageous on-air antics; from the heyday of summer songs that united carefree listeners to the latter days of political talk that divides contentious callers; from the haze of classic rock to the latest craze in hip-hop, Something in the Air chronicles the extraordinary evolution of the unique and timeless medium that captured our hearts and minds, shook up our souls, tuned in–and turned on–our consciousness, and went from being written off to rewriting the rules of pop culture.

Customer Reviews:

An Absorbing and Enlightening Page-Turner, with Few Errors.......2007-09-30

I had to read this book twice. The first time I started with the Jean Shepherd section, then skipped around. After I made it through all the pages, I didn't want the book to be over, so I read it from beginning to end. That is how absorbing Something in the Air is; Fisher has put together fascinating strings of anecdotes and facts, well-cemented with narrative and a bit of his own opinion, and given us the evolution of radio as experienced by listeners, station owners, management, deejays, and other air personalities, and he's shown us all the angles--legal, commercial, esthetic, and ethical.

The book won't please everyone, and anyone who reads it is going to say "What about ____?" and "Why didn't he tell the story of _____?" The answer to that is, of course, that everything wouldn't fit into the book. Having written quite a bit on radio history, I can tell you that Fisher's research and interviews probably left him with half again as much material as he put into the book. That's always the burden of the competent author: what do put in and what do I leave out?

As other reviewers have pointed out, there are a few errors here and there. I won't dwell on those; the book is so valuable that they are of little consequence. It would be nice if the author posted an errata sheet at his blog, though.

And I have to say that the story of the WOR I, Libertine hoax that Jean Shepherd and Ian Ballantine perpetrated, aided and abetted by Theodore Sturgeon's ghost-writing, is worth the price of the book on its own. And there are other anecdotes that equal that one.

Fisher might have overdone some of the topics, falling at the feet of radio "gods," for instance. But I was pleased to see that he didn't harp on Don Imus or Howard Stern to please readers, nor did he haul out other celebrities the way some overly self-conscious writers feel obligated to do when writing about the famous.

Did I mention how good the writing is? Good enough to keep you turning the pages. Fisher is a good stylist. He also has a journeyman technique, as illustrated by the fascinating build-up to Rush Limbaugh's triumph. Among other things.

There's nothing more to say, other than this book does for radio what Michael Korda's Another Life did for book publishing.
--Mike

Absolutely riveting.......2007-08-27

This is less a review and more an enthusiastic recommendation. As a Brit, many of the presenters' names in this book (apart from, say, Stern and Limbaugh) meant little to me but I still found this book absolutely unputdownable. This is testament to a) my radio "geekiness" and - more importantly - b) Marc Fisher's skills as a writer, historian and storyteller. A fascinating history of radio in the US with many a good story tucked away in the endnotes. Highly recommended.

what an amazing book.......2007-07-24

Everyone should read this compelling book by Marc Fisher. It brilliantly uses radio to tell the story of Americans in the last several decades. Funny, powerful, commanding, and lyrical, Fisher is a beautiful storyteller.

This one's for the radio geeks.......2007-07-08

For anyone who's interested in the history & future of radio,look no further-Marc Fisher has written the ultimate history of the medium-Definitely worth your time & money.

All Hail Rock 'n Roll!.......2007-06-20

Simply stated, "Something in the Air" is the best book on Radio I've ever read. Congratulations to Marc Fisher on a wonderful skip through time without a single trip. Excelsior!"



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Average customer rating: Timely story if you or someone you know is fighting the battle Should be required reading in medical school Gina Anatomy of an Illness as Perceived by the Patient by Cousins Started the mind-body revolution -- still relevant

Anatomy of an Illness as Perceived by the Patient Norman Cousins Manufacturer: W. W. Norton & Company ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback General | Alternative Medicine | Health, Mind & Body | Subjects | Books General | Self-Help | Health, Mind & Body | Subjects | Books General | Disorders & Diseases | Health, Mind & Body | Subjects | Books General | Health, Mind & Body | Subjects | Books General | Medicine | Subjects | Books Similar Items: Head First : The Biology of Hope and the Healing Power of the Human Spirit The Celebration of Life: A Dialogue on Hope, Spirit, and the Immortality of the Soul The Healing Power of Humor Getting Well Again: The Bestselling Classic About the Simontons' Revolutionary Lifesaving Self- Awareness Techniques Love, Medicine and Miracles: Lessons Learned about Self-Healing from a Surgeon's Experience with Exceptional Patients ASIN: 0393326845

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The best-selling, groundbreaking classic by Norman Cousins on combating life-threatening illness through humor and patient participation in care.

Anatomy of an Illness was the first book by a patient that spoke to our current interest in taking charge of our own health. It started the revolution in patients working with their doctors and using humor to boost their bodies' capacity for healing. When Norman Cousins was diagnosed with a crippling and irreversible disease, he forged an unusual collaboration with his physician, and together they were able to beat the odds. The doctor's genius was in helping his patient to use his own powers: laughter, courage, and tenacity. The patient's talent was in mobilizing his body's own natural resources, proving what an effective healing tool the mind can be. This remarkable story of the triumph of the human spirit is truly inspirational reading.

Customer Reviews:

Timely story if you or someone you know is fighting the battle.......2007-09-16

A superior read and what I needed when I was making the journey to surviorship from Non-Hodgkins Lymphoma (1991). Encouraged me to focus on the task that was at hand rather than spiraling into darkness. For what it is worth, read/give this and don't buy/read the Love, Medicine & Miracles (B. Siegel, 1986), which subtly implied all bad things happen because of a negative attitude. Guess what folks, if you are diagnosed with cancer or other life threatening disease, you are going to have a lot of crappy attitude days and then panicking because you just had a negative thought is a bit counter-productive.

Should be required reading in medical school.......2007-07-15

I don't recall when this book was first published, or who first told me about it. But, it definitely improved my outlook on things several decades ago when I was quite ill--not incurably, or terminally, but a grave cost to quality of life, all the same.

Reading this, in the early 1980s, I think, was the first time I'd realized that my own attitude could actually make a difference in the outcome of my health, and the rate at which my injury healed. It was a revelation--one that several doctors were not to pleased to hear--and one which helped me enormously.

Of course personal attitude is far from everything. Having lost a friend to Hodgkin's--which was totally curable when he was diagnosed in early stage one--I'm painfully familiar with the risks individuals sometimes take in believing in phony spiritual cures and natural methods.

Still, there's a lot more to be said for state of mind and good humor than many physicians are willing to admit, or discuss with patients, even now. If this book is not assigned reading in the first year of medical school--and every year after--it should be.

Gina.......2006-11-08

My husband has been very ill over the last 7 years and although the doctors were sure he's be dead by now... he's not and doing better every day. He has Non-Hodgkins Lymphoma, ITP, Lymphodema, as of now, everything it either in remmission or under control and I believe this book "Anatomy of an Illness as Perceived by the Patient" and "Cancer: 50 Essential Things to Do: Revised and Updated Edition" and "Getting Well Again: The Bestselling Classic About the Simontons' Revolutionary Lifesaving Self- Awareness Techniques" As well as the DVD "the Secret" have not only made a difference in his health, but in our lives and those of our family.
Keep things in prospective, give it to a higher authority and LAUGH!

Anatomy of an Illness as Perceived by the Patient by Cousins.......2004-05-14

This work contains numerous strategies aimed at maintaining
health into the far future. For instance, the author explains
how cancer occurs more frequently in patients with significant
grief, anger or fear in their daily lives. He indicates the
importance of physician contact with the patient. The importance
of a balanced diet is articulated. The author decries poor
nutrition in some hospitals . i.e. white bread and bleached flour
Specific medical tests are referenced i.e. SED RATE
The sed rate is the speed with which red blood cells settle in a test tube measured in milli-liters~ severity of inflammation.
He explains the importance of Vitamin C in collagen maintenance.
This work would be valuable for any middle-age or elderly person
seeking to maintain health far into the future.

Started the mind-body revolution -- still relevant.......2004-01-05

This book revolutionized the way Americans think about health and health care. Diagnosed with a life-threatening and incurable condition, Cousins checked himself out of the hospital and basically healed himself with laughter, rest and Vitamin C. A few years later, he recovered from a major heart attack on his own and wrote about that, too.

These books jump-started the whole field of mind-body medicine. Hundreds of books have followed in its tradition, including mine, The Art of Getting Well: Maximizing Health When You Have a Chronic Illness. Anatomy of an Illness holds up well. I just re-read it and it's still relevant.

Not everything here will apply to most readers, because Cousins was a major cultural figure with many physicians among his friends. Not everyone would have his self-confidence or his sources of support. But his ideas and his approach are more needed than ever today.

David Spero RN www.art-of-getting-well.com

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