Jennifer Egan: What disappointment has stayed with you longest?

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Jennifer Egan

Novelist, short story writer

Recorded said elsewhere, not written here

That Al Gore was denied the American presidency in 2000.

The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 4 November 2011 source ↗

Others on this question

Ashley Walters British actor and rapper

Not being part of the Transformers franchise.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 27 January 2012 source ↗

Meg Rosoff American novelist

Not being born a boy.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 23 November 2013 source ↗

Gloria Steinem Writer and feminist organiser

Seeing the future die, from Bobby Kennedy to dear friends.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 4 March 2017 source ↗

Michael Palin English actor

Not being fluent in another language.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 19 September 2009 source ↗

Hillary Clinton.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 4 November 2011 source ↗

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