The most important document in the history of rock 'n' roll since
the liner notes to Killroy Was Here.(This paperback includes a new
P.S. section with author interviews, insights, features, suggested
readings, and more.)
Never Mind the Pollacks, the first novel from acclaimed humorist
Neal Pollack, is an epic history of rock-and-roll told through the
eyes of two rival rock critics. The novel spans the decades from
the 1940s to the present day, and includes such real-life
characters as Elvis Presley, Bob Dylan, Joan Baez, Lou Reed, Iggy
Pop, Bruce Springsteen, Joey Ramone, Patti Smith, Kurt Cobain, and
many more. Pollack deploys his trademark roasting of literary
pomposity, but his narrative transcends mere parody to become
full-fledged social satire. He takes on the icons of popular music
and their biographers, true-life rock books and historical fiction.
There has never been a book quite like this one, particularly since
it contains more than two-dozen original songs written by the
author.
The life story of the book's main character, "Neal Pollack," is
uniquely American. The only son of Jewish immigrant parents, he
shows an aptitude early in life for rock criticism. Prodded by the
legendary Sam Phillips and haunted by a ghostly, mysterious blues
man, deeply disturbed by his mother's illegitimate marriage to
Jerry Lee Lewis, he leaves his Memphis boyhood behind to become a
folk troubadour in Greenwich Village. Six broken hearts, two liver
transplants, and a lot of cocaine orgies later, he meets his
ultimate destiny in a surprise ending that will shock anyone who
wasn't paying attention to the early chapters. With Never Mind the
Pollacks, Neal Pollack establishes himself as oneof the most
important novelists of his generation who isn't named Jonathan.
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