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* [[Second Person Narration]]: ''Half Asleep in Frog Pajamas'' |
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* [[The Verse]]: Some crossover characters are mentioned between books, and Ellen Cherry Charles, the main character of ''Skinny Legs and All'', has a cameo in the earlier ''Jitterbug Perfume''. |
* [[The Verse]]: Some crossover characters are mentioned between books, and Ellen Cherry Charles, the main character of ''Skinny Legs and All'', has a cameo in the earlier ''Jitterbug Perfume''. |
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* [[What Happened to The Mouse|What Happened to the Mouse?]]: [[Lampshaded]] in ''Still Life with Woodpecker'' |
* [[What Happened to The Mouse?|What Happened to the Mouse?]]: [[Lampshaded]] in ''Still Life with Woodpecker'' |
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* [[Zip Me Up]]: ''Jitterbug Perfume'' |
* [[Zip Me Up]]: ''Jitterbug Perfume'' |
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Revision as of 18:21, 9 January 2014
Tom Robbins is a writer of comic novels, which are often experimental in form and subject. Many of his books have satirical, political, and erotic elements.
His works include:
- Another Roadside Attraction (1971)
- Even Cowgirls Get The Blues (1976)
- Still Life With Woodpecker (1980)
- Jitterbug Perfume (1984)
- Skinny Legs And All (1990)
- Half Asleep In Frog Pajamas (1994)
- Fierce Invalids Home From Hot Climates (2000)
- Villa Incognito (2003)
- Wild Ducks Flying Backward (2005) — a collection of non-fiction essays, reviews, and short stories.
- B Is For Beer (2009)
His books include examples of:
- Author Appeal: Heterosexual anal sex is in many of the books.
- Author Filibuster: Usually in a hilarious way.
- The Film of the Book: Even Cowgirls Get the Blues.
- Foot Focus: Skinny Legs and All.
- Heroes Want Redheads: Still Life with Woodpecker.
- Immortal Procreation Clause: Jitterbug Perfume
- Lemony Narrator: Most of his books.
- Narrator All Along: Another Roadside Attraction
- Perfectly Arranged Marriage: Jitterbug Perfume
- Second Person Narration: Half Asleep in Frog Pajamas
- The Verse: Some crossover characters are mentioned between books, and Ellen Cherry Charles, the main character of Skinny Legs and All, has a cameo in the earlier Jitterbug Perfume.
- What Happened to the Mouse?: Lampshaded in Still Life with Woodpecker
- Zip Me Up: Jitterbug Perfume