{"product_id":"tom-robbins-catherine-e-hoyser-9780313294181","title":"Tom Robbins: A Critical Companion","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis is the first book-length study of the popular novelist Tom Robbins. Whimsy and humor characterize Robbins' work, but style and language are the keystones. Hoyser and Stookey show how Robbins deftly uses style and humor to depict the absurdities and injustices of our world. His novels constantly challenge perceptions of the world that people automatically label as normal. His fiction criticizes the complacency of humans in a world becoming increasingly alienated from nature and the joy of life. In addition to a critical analysis of each of his novels, the study contains biographical material never before published and the first full-length bibliography on Robbins, including a bibliography of reviews of his fiction. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis is the first book-length study of the popular novelist Tom Robbins. Whimsy and humor characterize Robbins' work, but style and language are the keystones. Hoyser and Stookey show how Robbins deftly uses style and humor to depict the absurdities and injustices of our world. His novels constantly challenge perceptions of the world that people automatically label as normal. His fiction criticizes the complacency of humans in a world becoming increasingly alienated from nature and the joy of life. In addition to a critical analysis of each of his novels, the study contains biographical material never before published and the first full-length bibliography on Robbins, including a bibliography of reviews of his fiction. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe study features a biographical chapter, a chapter on context and style, and individual chapters on each of his novels,  IAnother Roadside Attraction R,  IEven Cowgirls Get the Blues, Still Life with Woodpecker, Jitterbug Perfume, skinny legs and all R, and  IHalf Asleep in Frog Pajamas R. Each novel is analyzed for plot structure, characterization, and thematic elements. In addition, Hoyser and Stookey define and apply an alternative critical perspective from which to read each novel. The reading of each of Robbins' novels will be enriched by this perceptive study.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Catherine E. Hoyser, Lorena Laura Stookey\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0313294186\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780313294181\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Greenwood\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/28\/1997\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 192\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.95lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.55h x 6.40w x 0.79d","brand":"Catherine E. Hoyser","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44057803063551,"sku":"9780313294181","price":57.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_9629643f-ef23-4856-bb79-af0bf6bb696d.jpg?v=1685048954","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/tom-robbins-catherine-e-hoyser-9780313294181","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}