{"product_id":"wild-ducks-flying-backward-tom-robbins-9780553383539","title":"Wild Ducks Flying Backward","description":"Known 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\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 Embedded in this primarily journalistic compilation are brand-new short stories, a sheaf of largely unpublished poems, and an offbeat assessment of our divided nation.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.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Tom Robbins\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0553383531\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780553383539\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bantam\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/29\/2006\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.49lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.23h x 5.55w x 0.57d","brand":"Tom Robbins","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43994868351231,"sku":"9780553383539","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_a9c57104-e0d6-4e03-818c-65ffdd1bf57c.jpg?v=1683332642","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/wild-ducks-flying-backward-tom-robbins-9780553383539","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}