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Punk Rockwell [Paperback]

Michael Rothenberg (Author)
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Book Description

March 2001
Spy-for-hire Punk Rockwell is a charismatic intellectual, a sexual survivor, a mimic, a clown -- and a renegade man of action. His mission: tracking down a mysterious precious cache of "caviar", a synthetic ecological cure-all that represents Russia's last chance to rescue its land, its people, and its economy in the decaying free-fall of a post-Cold War world. Rockwell's quest leads him on a perilous whirlwind chase through Mexico, Latin America, Russia, along the California coast, and deep into the Florida Everglades.

Narrated by poet/eco-warrior Jeffery Dagovich, the book uses poetic vision, psycho-narration and memory jags to explore the dark, complex relationships among Dagovich, his artist wife Emily, Punk Rockwell, and Angelina -- an eternal beauty who once saved Fidel Castro's life. An adventure tale by an adventurous writer, PUNK ROCKWELL is strange, sexy and innovative


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Rothenberg's first novel is a postmodern pastiche of American lust and squalor, framing an adventure tale set in post-Cold War Russia, the Florida Everglades, Mexico and on the California coast. Like the author (What the Fish Saw; Nightmare of the Violins), narrator Jeffrey Dagovich is a poet and an expert on orchids. Jeffrey is married to Emily, a sculptress with whom he runs an environmentalist foundation in Miami. The couple meet private detective Punk Rockwell in 1990, while camping in the Sequoia National Forest. The meeting may or may not be accidental: Emily knows a woman named Sue Cross, who is sponsoring a group of Russian refugees; Punk is working for the Soviets, trying to track down a missing shipment of caviar, originally intended as a gift for the president of the U.S. The caviar may be something more than fish eggs; it may, in fact, rescue Russia's collapsing economy. Punk's caviar tracking leads to an affair with Angelina, the Cuban wife of his Soviet contact, Stokov. When Jeffrey and Emily next meet Punk, in the Everglades, Punk has just rescued Angelina from two killers in Mexico City. Punk quickly seduces Emily; Emily and Jeffrey split up; Jeffrey has an affair with Angelina. While working on an environmental project in Mexico with Russian ?migr? Igor Dorov, Jeffrey stumbles on the mysterious caviar and is held hostage by some GreeksAor are they Palestinians? The central mystery allows Rothenberg to reflect on destiny and "all the things that feel too good, and take too much from you." The vivid imagery approaches poetry at times, and though occasional attempts at clever wordiness and serpentine plot twists try the reader's patience, as the narrator himself tells us, "Life's not simply plot." This is an ambitious debut that delivers some engaging writing. Author tour. (July)
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"Michael Rothenberg amazes me with his industry, talent, energy, focus, curiosity. " -- David Meltze, author, The Agency Trilogy

"Michael Rothenberg has one of those genius takes on language. . .wit and wordlove, enough to move mountains, chip by chip." -- Jack Collom, author, 8-Ball

"Rothenberg's PUNK ROCKWELL follows and breaks all the rules of fiction simultaneously. A slow-motion, spiraling bullet aimed right between the eyes...original with a capital O." -- Michael Largo, author, Southern Comfort

Product Details

  • Paperback: 186 pages
  • Publisher: Tropical Press; 1st edition (March 2001)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0966617320
  • ISBN-13: 978-0966617320
  • Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.5 x 0.5 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 7.2 ounces
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #5,584,317 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Buy 12 of these and give them as party favors..., June 3, 2000
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After reading Punk Rockwell you'll want to spend some more time living inside Michael Rothenberg's head to see where all the fireworks come from. He's got a dazzlingly wild and shiny mind, full of nifty words and complex circuitry. You'll need plutonium-powered roller blades to keep up with his pace and quick shifts. Go get them. This is a ride you must be on. I loved every minute and took my own advice and ordered twelve.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Praise from Lyn Hejinian, August 5, 2000
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Punk Rockwell is a fantastic book. I really enjoyed it. It made me laugh and shudder. Just what a good raunchy book is supposed to do.

Lyn Hejinian

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