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My Take
What fascinates me about Neil Strauss is his willingness to dissolve the line between observer and subject. A Chicago-born Rolling Stone editor and New York Times contributor could have stayed safely behind the notebook, yet he physically embedded himself in the pickup-artist underworld to write The Game. That immersive, participatory approach to journalism takes real nerve, and his Vassar-trained mind brings genuine structure to subjects others might dismiss as trivial. I read him as a writer who believes you cannot truly report on a world until you risk becoming part of it, and that conviction makes his work consistently more honest than detached reportage.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Neil Strauss
- Name (Japanese)
- ニール・ストラウス
- Reading
- にーる・すとらうす
- Born
- October 13, 1973 (age 52)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Libra / Ox
- Origin
- Chicago, Illinois, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- writer / biographer / music journalist / music critic / journalist
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Vassar College
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
- Official sitehttps://www.neilstrauss.com/
- Xhttps://x.com/neilstrauss
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neil%20Strauss
Frequently asked questions
When was Neil Strauss born?
Born October 13, 1973 (age 52).
Where is Neil Strauss from?
Neil Strauss is from Chicago, Illinois, United States.
What does Neil Strauss do?
Neil Strauss works as writer, biographer, music journalist, music critic, journalist.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-21
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.