Lit Riffs

Name: Lit Riffs
Brand: Pocket Books
SKU: 9780743470261
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ISBN: 9780743470261

LIT RIFFS ORIGINAL/E

Contributor(s): Baggott, Julianna Author , Lethem, Jonathan Author , Perrotta, Tom Author Format: Paperback

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ISBN	9780743470261
Subtitle	LIT RIFFS ORIGINAL/E
Publisher	Pocket Books
Publication date	August 2006
Language	English
MRP	£20.99 GBP
Page count	436
Item weight	86 g

Following in the footsteps of the late great Lester Bangs -- the most revered and irreverent of rock 'n' roll critics -- twenty-four celebrated writers have penned stories inspired by great songs. Just as Bangs cast new light on a Rod Stewart classic with his story "Maggie May," about a wholly unexpected connection between an impressionable young man and an aging, alcoholic hooker, the diverse, electrifying stories here use songs as a springboard for a form dubbed the lit riff.
Alongside Bangs's classic work, you'll find stories by J.T. LeRoy, who puts a recovering teenage drug abuser in a dentist's chair with nothing but the Foo Fighters's "Everlong" -- blaring through the P.A. -- to fight the pain; Jonathan Lethem, whose narrator looks back on his lost innocence just as an extramarital affair careens to an end -- this to the tune "Speeding Motorcycle" as recorded by Yo La Tengo; and Jennifer Belle, who envisions a prequel to Paul Simon's "Graceland" -- one that takes place at a children's birthday party replete with a real live kangaroo.
With original contributions from Tom Perrotta, Nelson George, Amanda Davis, Lisa Tucker, Aimee Bender, Darin Strauss, and many more -- riffing on everyone from Tom Waits and Bruce Springsteen to the White Stripes, Cat Power, and Bob Marley -- this is both an astounding collection of short stories and an extraordinary experiment in words and music.
Soundtrack available from Saturation Acres Music & Recording Co.

Lit Riffs

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Baggott, Julianna Author

Lethem, Jonathan Author

Perrotta, Tom Author

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