Fierce Invalids Home From Hot Climates
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Fierce Invalids Home From Hot Climates by Tom Robbins
A "deranged and delightful concoction" (Fortune) about a CIA agent with uniquely peculiar proclivities, from the New York Times bestselling author of Still Life with Woodpecker"Clever, creative, and witty, Robbins tosses off impassioned observations like handfuls of flower petals."--The San Diego Union-Tribune
Switters is a contradiction for all seasons: an anarchist who works for the government; a pacifist who carries a gun; a vegetarian who sops up ham gravy; a cyberwhiz who hates computers; a man who, though obsessed with the preservation of innocence, is aching to deflower his high-school-age stepsister (only to become equally enamored of a nun ten years his senior).
Yet there is nothing remotely wishy-washy about Switters. He doesn't merely pack a pistol. He is a pistol. And as we dog Switters's strangely elevated heels across four continents, in and out of love and danger, discovering in the process the "true" Third Secret of Fatima, we experience Tom Robbins--that fearless storyteller, spiritual renegade, and verbal break dancer--at the top of his game. On one level this is a fast-paced CIA adventure story with comic overtones; on another it's a serious novel of ideas that brings the Big Picture into unexpected focus; but perhaps more than anything else, Fierce Invalids is a sexy celebration of language and life.
Thomas Robbins is a Ph.D. recipient. from the University of North Carolina with a bachelor's degree in sociology. He has taught or worked as a researcher at a number of universities. Cults, Converts, and Charisma, as well as Church-State Relations, are two of his books.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780553379334 |
| ISBN 10 | 055337933X |
| Title | Fierce Invalids Home From Hot Climates |
| Author | Tom Robbins |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Random House USA Inc |
| Year published | 2001-05-29 |
| Number of pages | 464 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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