Jennifer Egan
American novelist, short story writer
1962 — present
Quick Facts
Profession
American novelist, short story writer
Born
September 7, 1962
Age
~64 years
Name Origin
English
Timeline
writer, novelist
United StatesBorn in Chicago
1962
Born in Chicago (1962-09-07)
1996
AwardGuggenheim Fellowship
2010
AwardNational Book Critics Circle Award for Fiction
2011
AwardPulitzer Prize for Fiction
2018
Positionpresident
Present
Age ~64
About
Jennifer Egan is an American novelist and short-story writer. Her novel, A Visit from the Goon Squad, won the 2011 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction and National Book Critics Circle Award for fiction. From 2018 to 2020, she served as the president of PEN America.
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Who is Jennifer Egan?+
Jennifer Egan is an American novelist and short-story writer. Her novel, A Visit from the Goon Squad, won the 2011 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction and National Book Critics Circle Award for fiction. From 2018 to 2020, she served as the president of PEN America.
What does the name Jennifer mean?+
The name Jennifer means "A female given name from Cornish.. Etymology: From -, from Gwynnever (cognate with Gwenhwyfar), from *Gwɨnnohuɨβar. Guinevere. Compare Irish Fionnbharr, Fionnabhair, which may be cognate. /ɡ/ to /d͡ʒ/? The Cornish would have been /ɡ/, no?}}". It is of English origin.
When was Jennifer Egan born?+
Jennifer Egan was born on September 7, 1962.
Name Meaning
A female given name from Cornish.. Etymology: From -, from Gwynnever (cognate with Gwenhwyfar), from *Gwɨnnohuɨβar. Guinevere. Compare Irish Fionnbharr, Fionnabhair, which may be cognate. /ɡ/ to /d͡ʒ/? The Cornish would have been /ɡ/, no?}}
The name Jennifer is of English origin, meaning "A female given name from Cornish.. Etymology: From -, from Gwynnever (cognate with Gwenhwyfar), from *Gwɨnnohuɨβar. Guinevere. Compare Irish Fionnbharr, Fionnabhair, which may be cognate. /ɡ/ to /d͡ʒ/? The Cornish would have been /ɡ/, no?}}". It is traditionally a female name.
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Virgo
Analytical, kind, hardworking
Earth · Mercury · Aug 23 – Sep 22
Chinese Zodiac
Tiger
Brave, competitive, confident
Water · Yang
Mayan Tzolkin
5 Eb
Grass — path, growth, vitality
Celtic Tree
Vine
Empathetic, refined, romantic
Ogham: Muin · Sep 2 – Sep 29
Birthstone: Sapphire — Truth, loyalty
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Stopped here. Glad I did.
— a passerby
Read your book at seventeen. It rewired my brain.
— a reader
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