{"product_id":"wild-ducks-flying-backward-paperback-2","title":"Wild Ducks Flying Backward - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eTom Robbins\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKnown for his meaty seriocomic novels, Tom Robbins's shorter work has appeared in publications ranging from \u003ci\u003eEsquire\u003c\/i\u003e to \u003ci\u003eHarper's\u003c\/i\u003e, from \u003ci\u003ePlayboy\u003c\/i\u003e to the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e. Collected here for the first time in paperback, the essays, articles, observations--and even some untypical country-music lyrics--offer a rare overview of the eclectic sensibility of an American original.\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhether rocking with the Doors, depoliticizing Picasso's \u003ci\u003eGuernica, \u003c\/i\u003e lamenting the angst-ridden state of contemporary literature, or drooling over tomato sandwiches and a species of womanhood he calls \"the genius waitress,\" Tom Robbins's briefer writings exhibit the five traits that perhaps best characterize his novels: an imaginative wit, a cheerfully brash disregard for convention, a sweetly nasty eroticism, a mystical but keenly observant eye, and an irrepressible love of language. Embedded in this primarily journalistic compilation are brand-new short stories, a sheaf of largely unpublished poems, and an offbeat assessment of our divided nation. Wherever you open \u003cb\u003eWild Ducks Flying Backward\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e, \u003c\/i\u003e you'll encounter the serious playfulness that percolates from the mind of a self-described \"romantic Zen hedonist\" and \"stray dog in the banquet halls of culture.\"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eTom Robbins has been called \"a vital natural resource\" by \u003ci\u003eThe Oregonian\u003c\/i\u003e, \"one of the wildest and most entertaining novelists in the world\" by the \u003ci\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/i\u003e of London, and \"the most dangerous writer in the world today\" by Fernanda Pivano of Italy's Corriere della Sera. A Southerner by birth, Robbins has lived in and around Seattle since 1962.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 272\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.57 x 8.23 x 5.55 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 29, 2006\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47331251683577,"sku":"9780553383539","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/MmhhSXJSNE11dzYrWmlEek1ZbEtPdz09_750d27c3-d64d-4412-98bd-92a8616bca09.webp?v=1769611573","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/wild-ducks-flying-backward-paperback-2","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}