false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170818893m/72828.jpg 72828 4 It should come as no surprise that <I>The Neal Pollack Anthology of American Literature</I> is the inaugural title from McSweeney's Books, the publishing arm of Dave Eggers's literary quarterly <I>McSweeney's</I>. There appears to be two Neal Pollacks at work in the literary world. There's the legendary award-winning writer who has covered such global crises as the Spanish Civil War and 1999's "Battle in Seattle"; who has been married multiple times and romantically linked to Lara Flynn Boyle and Zadie Smith; and who counts Bishop Desmond Tutu and the Utah Jazz's Karl Malone among his closest friends. Then there's the <I>real</I> Neal Pollack, the young writer responsible for this comical tribute to the hard-drinking, fistfighting, wounded White Male egos behind the banged-up typewriters of first-person journalism. The high jinks begin in the table of contents, with such bloated chapter headings as "The Burden of Internet Celebrity" and "Why Am I So Handsome?"--hinting at what's to come. There's a detailed chronology included ("1959: Goes to Hollywood. Blacklisted.") and a nifty <I>Zelig</I>-like collection of photographs capturing Pollack (shirtless, more often than not, in his khaki photojournalist vest and aviator shades) yachting with J.F.K.; posing with a mud-caked platoon in Vietnam; and tuxedoed, escorting Mia Farrow to Truman Capote's Black and White Ball. Highlights include a transcript of Pollack's surprise appearance during a 1996 taping of Oprah's "other favorite author," Toni Morrison, where he offers this nugget to readers: "Oprah expanded my readership like no television program ever; not even my brief stint on <I>Laugh-In</I> gave me such wide exposure to Ma and Pa United States." Despite the one-joke tone of this slim volume, Pollack's clever wit prevails throughout, leaving a highly entertaining satire in its wake. <I>--Brad Thomas Parsons</I> 70500 2000 The Neal Pollack Anthology of American Literature: The Collected Writings of Neal Pollack total:202|5:37|4:70|3:60|2:25|1:10| 202 705 255 30 0 3 false false Tue Feb 05 02:50:26 -0800 2008 Tue Feb 05 03:03:31 -0800 2008
Reader, be warned! Take care to avoid the interminable scribblings of Neal Pollack*, who appears deadset on exercising his constitutional right to b...more...]]> 5 1 false false Fri Jun 22 12:42:23 -0700 2007 Fri Jun 22 12:42:23 -0700 2007 the first, i can't remember now), neal pollack's hilarious fake memoir of his '60s gonzo-journalism days got its start as a series of live performances in chicago's poetry community in the 1990s. excellent stuff that will make you p...more...]]> 5 0 false false Thu Nov 06 20:58:38 -0800 2008 Thu Nov 06 20:58:57 -0800 2008
This anthology spans through several dec...more...]]> 5 0 false false Wed Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2003 Sun Aug 19 08:33:17 -0700 2007 Sun Aug 19 08:37:51 -0700 2007 more...]]> 5 0 false false Wed Aug 19 15:41:53 -0700 2009 Wed Aug 19 15:44:56 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Fri May 01 09:09:50 -0700 2009 Fri May 01 09:12:00 -0700 2009 1 0 false false Tue Feb 24 21:26:45 -0800 2009 Tue Feb 24 21:26:45 -0800 2009 4 0 false false Sun Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Mon Jul 23 14:56:57 -0700 2007 Sat Jul 28 17:38:17 -0700 2007 more...]]> 2 0 false false Tue Jul 21 12:11:27 -0700 2009 Tue Jul 21 12:12:34 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2002 Fri Feb 20 21:42:42 -0800 2009 Fri Feb 20 21:42:42 -0800 2009 5 0 false false Sun Jan 11 18:53:41 -0800 2009 Sun Jan 11 18:54:28 -0800 2009 5 0 false false Wed Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Fri Aug 15 19:43:37 -0700 2008 Sat Aug 16 10:23:16 -0700 2008 more...]]> 2 0 false false Tue Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sat Jul 05 21:31:55 -0700 2008 Sun Jul 13 20:47:29 -0700 2008 Nevermind the Pollacks (not that those rock'n'roll targets are any harder to hit). ]]> 5 0 false false Wed Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2003 Wed Sep 19 18:24:18 -0700 2007 Wed Sep 19 18:40:51 -0700 2007 4 0 true false Wed Feb 13 06:49:05 -0800 2008 Wed Feb 13 07:48:12 -0800 2008 4 0 false false Thu Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2004 Wed Mar 28 18:02:12 -0700 2007 Wed Mar 28 18:03:16 -0700 2007 4 0 false false Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Thu Aug 23 22:14:39 -0700 2007 Thu Aug 23 22:21:22 -0700 2007 2 0 false false Sun Oct 07 17:17:05 -0700 2007 Sun Nov 18 17:22:53 -0800 2007 4 0 false false Mon Mar 10 20:35:30 -0700 2008 Mon Mar 10 20:37:56 -0700 2008 3 0 false false Fri Feb 08 17:40:23 -0800 2008 Fri Feb 08 17:41:31 -0800 2008 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=72828