Gabe Rotter
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Gabe Rotter is an American novelist, author of Simon & Schuster's Duck Duck Wally and 'The Human Bobby'.
Rotter grew up on Long Island, New York, and earned a film degree from the
University of Southern California
. Rotter began his career as writer’s assistant on the popular paranormal television show "The X-Files
," working directly under series creator Chris Carter
. When the television series ended, Rotter wrote his first novel, Duck Duck Wally.
"...pays entertaining dividends in this slapstick send-up of show business in
general and hip-hop in particular,” commented a Kirkus Reviews critic. The
novel’s protagonist is Wally Moscowitz, a self-described frumpy, chubby Jewish
man in his thirties. Wally lives alone with his dog, Dr. Barry Schwartzman. An
aspiring writer, he strives with little success to interest publishers in his
series of risqué children’s books for adults. Though his outward appearance and
existence are ordinary, Wally actually lives a secret life as the ghostwriter
of
misogynistic, profanity-laced song lyrics for Godz-Illa Records’ hip-hop
superstar Oral B. The chief executive officer of Godz-Illa, the menacing Abraham
“Dandy” Lyons, has made it clear to Wally that his role in Oral B’s success is
to remain a closely guarded secret; if anyone ever finds out, the company’s
reputation and street cred would be ruined, and Wally could end up a bullet-
ridden casualty in an alley somewhere. For his part, Wally is perfectly happy
with the arrangement and has no intention of revealing his role in Oral B and
Godz-Illa’s multi-million dollar success.
After an unnerving encounter with a minor member of Oral B’s posse, however,
Wally realizes that his secret is in danger of imminent revelation. The thug who
corners him in a public restroom tells Wally that he knows that Oral B’s
stunningly original and highly popular rap rhymes are actually the ghostwriter’s
work. When Dr. Schwartzman is kidnapped and held for ransom, Wally knows that
his life has changed dramatically and that things are only going to get worse.
Soon, he is on the run from thugs with names like Yo Yo Pa and Teddy Bizzle;
fielding an unexpected offer to publish his writing if he will convert his dirty
adult books to children’s fare; dealing with girlfriend Sue Schadenfreude;
dodging the schemes of his agent Jerry Silver; and trying to recover Dr.
Schwartzman while keeping himself uninjured and out of danger.
A Publishers
Weekly reviewer noted that “Rotter’s a talented writer,” while the Kirkus
Reviews critic called the book a novel for readers who possess “no aversion to
the broadest satire or affinity for political correctness.”
Rotter grew up on Long Island, New York, and earned a film degree from the
University of Southern California
University of Southern California
The University of Southern California is a private, not-for-profit, nonsectarian, research university located in Los Angeles, California, United States. USC was founded in 1880, making it California's oldest private research university...
. Rotter began his career as writer’s assistant on the popular paranormal television show "The X-Files
The X-Files
The X-Files is an American science fiction television series and a part of The X-Files franchise, created by screenwriter Chris Carter. The program originally aired from to . The show was a hit for the Fox network, and its characters and slogans became popular culture touchstones in the 1990s...
," working directly under series creator Chris Carter
Chris Carter (screenwriter)
Christopher Carl Carter is an American screenwriter, film director and producer. He is the creator of The X-Files and Millennium.- Ten Thirteen Productions :...
. When the television series ended, Rotter wrote his first novel, Duck Duck Wally.
"...pays entertaining dividends in this slapstick send-up of show business in
general and hip-hop in particular,” commented a Kirkus Reviews critic. The
novel’s protagonist is Wally Moscowitz, a self-described frumpy, chubby Jewish
man in his thirties. Wally lives alone with his dog, Dr. Barry Schwartzman. An
aspiring writer, he strives with little success to interest publishers in his
series of risqué children’s books for adults. Though his outward appearance and
existence are ordinary, Wally actually lives a secret life as the ghostwriter
Ghostwriter
A ghostwriter is a professional writer who is paid to write books, articles, stories, reports, or other texts that are officially credited to another person. Celebrities, executives, and political leaders often hire ghostwriters to draft or edit autobiographies, magazine articles, or other written...
of
misogynistic, profanity-laced song lyrics for Godz-Illa Records’ hip-hop
superstar Oral B. The chief executive officer of Godz-Illa, the menacing Abraham
“Dandy” Lyons, has made it clear to Wally that his role in Oral B’s success is
to remain a closely guarded secret; if anyone ever finds out, the company’s
reputation and street cred would be ruined, and Wally could end up a bullet-
ridden casualty in an alley somewhere. For his part, Wally is perfectly happy
with the arrangement and has no intention of revealing his role in Oral B and
Godz-Illa’s multi-million dollar success.
After an unnerving encounter with a minor member of Oral B’s posse, however,
Wally realizes that his secret is in danger of imminent revelation. The thug who
corners him in a public restroom tells Wally that he knows that Oral B’s
stunningly original and highly popular rap rhymes are actually the ghostwriter’s
work. When Dr. Schwartzman is kidnapped and held for ransom, Wally knows that
his life has changed dramatically and that things are only going to get worse.
Soon, he is on the run from thugs with names like Yo Yo Pa and Teddy Bizzle;
fielding an unexpected offer to publish his writing if he will convert his dirty
adult books to children’s fare; dealing with girlfriend Sue Schadenfreude;
dodging the schemes of his agent Jerry Silver; and trying to recover Dr.
Schwartzman while keeping himself uninjured and out of danger.
A Publishers
Weekly reviewer noted that “Rotter’s a talented writer,” while the Kirkus
Reviews critic called the book a novel for readers who possess “no aversion to
the broadest satire or affinity for political correctness.”