{"product_id":"wild-ducks-flying-backward-paperback","title":"Wild Ducks Flying Backward - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eTom Robbins\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \"hilarious\" (\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e) collection of essays, articles, observations--and even some country-music lyrics--that offer a rare overview of the eclectic sensibility of an American original\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"[Tom] Robbins is fearless, original, mind-expanding, and funny as hell.\"--\u003ci\u003eSan Diego Union-Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Part philosopher, part court jester, Robbins uses sparkling phrases mixed with over-the-top puns to impart his Zenlike wisdom.\"--\u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\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 sensuality, 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 Embedded in this primarily journalistic compilation are brand-new short stories, a sheaf of largely unpublished poems, and an offbeat assessment of our divided nation. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWherever you read \u003ci\u003eWild Ducks Flying Backward, \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.\"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTom Robbins\u003c\/b\u003e has been called \"a vital natural resource\" by the \u003ci\u003eOregonian\u003c\/i\u003e, \"one of the wildest and most entertaining novelists in the world\" by the \u003ci\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/i\u003e of London, and \"the most dangerous writer in the world\" by Fernanda Pivano of Italy's \u003ci\u003eCorriere della Sera\u003c\/i\u003e. His works include \u003ci\u003eJitterbug Perfume\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eFierce Invalids Home from Hot Climates\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eEven Cowgirls Get the Blues\u003c\/i\u003e. A Southerner by birth, Tom Robbins lived in and around Seattle from 1962 until he passed away in 2025.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 272\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.57 x 8.23 x 5.55 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 29, 2006\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53487023096115,"sku":"9780553383539","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/su2JTmN8Z59780553383539.webp?v=1781505187","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/wild-ducks-flying-backward-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}