{"product_id":"books-wild-ducks-flying-backward-by-tom-robbins","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 Embedded in this primarily journalistic compilation are brand-new short stories, a sheaf of largely unpublished poems, and an offbeat assessment of our divided nation.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.","brand":"World of Books ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53507349119249,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/9780553383539.jpg?v=1778124696","url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/en-gb\/products\/books-wild-ducks-flying-backward-by-tom-robbins","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}