{"product_id":"conversations-with-tom-robbins-liam-o-purdon-9781604738278","title":"Conversations with Tom Robbins","description":"Since the publication of \u003ci\u003eAnother Roadside Attraction \u003c\/i\u003ein 1971, Tom Robbins (b. 1932) has become known as the principal voice of American countercultural fiction. His cult celebrity was further solidified by the success of \u003ci\u003eEven Cowgirls Get the Blues \u003c\/i\u003e(1976) and \u003ci\u003eStill Life with Woodpecker\u003c\/i\u003e (1980). Robbins's mix of vivid language, ribald humor, philosophical musings, controversial commentary on religion and sexuality, and concentration on female protagonists and feminine consciousness has marked almost all of his fiction, as well as his short writings. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Despite his undeserved reputation as 1960s hippie icon, all of Robbins's work remains popular and in print, and his later novels--including \u003ci\u003eJitterbug Perfume \u003c\/i\u003e(1984), \u003ci\u003eSkinny Legs and All\u003c\/i\u003e (1990), \u003ci\u003eHalf Asleep in Frog Pajamas \u003c\/i\u003e(1994), \u003ci\u003eFierce Invalids Home From Hot Climates \u003c\/i\u003e(2000), \u003ci\u003eVilla Incognito \u003c\/i\u003e(2003), and \u003ci\u003eB Is for Beer\u003c\/i\u003e (2009)--engage thoroughly with current politics, mores, and trends. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ci\u003eConversations with Tom Robbins\u003c\/i\u003e brings together more than twenty interviews with the acclaimed author, from the mid-1970s to the present. Throughout the volume, Robbins discusses his working methods, his fusion of Eastern and Western philosophical traditions, the need for wit and humor in serious fiction, and the ways living in the Pacific Northwest have fueled his work.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Liam O. Purdon\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1604738278\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781604738278\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University Press of Mississippi\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/21\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 230\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.82lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.92h x 6.10w x 0.60d","brand":"Liam O. Purdon","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43979332747519,"sku":"9781604738278","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_a12753f6-e2e2-4f5d-84b4-33a84e52cdc9.jpg?v=1683245003","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/conversations-with-tom-robbins-liam-o-purdon-9781604738278","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}