Introducing THE WORLD’S FIRST MUSICAL NOVEL
A complete literary novel. 19 original pop songs.
One unforgettable experience.
Discover Last of the Zacharys, the ultimate literary pop experience that masterfully blends fiction, music, and performance.
“Truly one of a kind.”
—Readers’ favorite
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The World’s First
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About Morty Shallman
Singer • Songwriter • Novelist
Creator of literary pop
Morty Shallman was born on the West Coast of Illinois and studied creative writing at the University of Chicago.
His latest, Last of the Zacharys, returns to that same stretch of the Mississippi. It’s the world’s first musical novel, a complete story woven with 19 original songs that Morty wrote, composed, and performs himself.
His previous novels include The Tyranny of Desire, praised as a “comedic masterpiece” by Readers’ Favorite and a “ribald and incisive provocation” by BookLife, and War and Sex, shortlisted for the Faulkner-Wisdom Prize in Literature.
Before that, he pioneered Literary Pop with Love’s Oblivion: A Novel in Twelve Pop Songs and Pop Fiction: An Indie Noir Musical Thriller, and has written original theme songs for The Tyranny of Desire and War and Sex.
Morty is an AWAL recording artist and a member of the Recording Academy, The Authors Guild, The Audio Publishers Association and the Great Los Angeles Writers Society. He lives in Valley Village, California, where he continues to explore the intersection of music and literature.