| Conversations with Tom Robbins Contributor(s): Purdon, Liam O. (Editor), Torrey, Beef (Editor) |
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ISBN: 160473826X ISBN-13: 9781604738261 Publisher: University Press of Mississippi OUR PRICE: $108.90 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: December 2010 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | American - General - Biography & Autobiography | Literary Figures - Literary Collections | American - General |
| Dewey: 813.54 |
| LCCN: 2010015536 |
| Series: Literary Conversations |
| Physical Information: 0.8" H x 6.1" W x 9" (1.05 lbs) 240 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Since the publication of Another Roadside Attraction in 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 Even Cowgirls Get the Blues (1976) and Still Life with Woodpecker (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. Despite his undeserved reputation as 1960s hippie icon, all of Robbins's work remains popular and in print, and his later novels--including Jitterbug Perfume (1984), Skinny Legs and All (1990), Half Asleep in Frog Pajamas (1994), Fierce Invalids Home From Hot Climates (2000), Villa Incognito (2003), and B Is for Beer (2009)--engage thoroughly with current politics, mores, and trends. Conversations with Tom Robbins 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. |
Contributor Bio(s): Purdon, Liam O.: - Liam O. Purdon is professor of English at Doane College. His work has been published in Studies in Philology, Philological Quarterly, Medievalia et Humanistica, Papers on Language and Literature, English Language Notes, and other periodicals.Torrey, Beef: - Beef Torrey is editor of Conversations with Thomas McGuane and coeditor (with Kevin Simonson) of Conversations with Hunter S. Thompson, (with Liam O. Purdon) of Conversations with Tom Robbins, and (with Gregg Orr) of Jim Harrison: A Comprehensive Bibliography, 1964-2008. |