Jennifer Egan won the Pulitzer Prize for her novel `` A Visit from the Goon Squad '' in which a young woman is raped by two men who are part of an organized crime syndicate. It 's amazing to connect with fans , especially because I write slowly , and often with a sense that it will be a miracle if the book Egan 's inspiration for `` Goon Squad '' : She saw a wallet lying exposed in a woman 's bag . The author works in a very low-tech fashion .
Jennifer Egan won the Pulitzer Prize for her novel `` A Visit from the Goon Squad '' in which a young woman is raped by two men who are part of an organized crime syndicate. Egan 's inspiration for `` Goon Squad '' : She saw a wallet lying exposed in a woman 's bag . The author works in a very low-tech fashion .