Fierce Invalids Home from Hot Climates
Paperback / softback
Main Details
Title |
Fierce Invalids Home from Hot Climates
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Authors and Contributors |
By (author) Tom Robbins
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Physical Properties |
Format:Paperback / softback | Pages:432 | Dimensions(mm): Height 198,Width 129 |
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Category/Genre | Modern and contemporary fiction (post c 1945) |
ISBN/Barcode |
9781842430286
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Classifications | Dewey:813.54 |
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Publishing Details |
Publisher |
Oldcastle Books Ltd
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Imprint |
No Exit Press
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Publication Date |
1 April 2011 |
Publication Country |
United Kingdom
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Description
'B' format edition of Tom Robbins most recent novel which is being released alongside re-issues of 'Still Life with Woodpecker' and 'Jitterbug Perfume' - both also in 'B' format editions. Tom Robbins has a grasp on things that dazzle the brain and he's also a world-class storyteller' - Thomas Pynchon 'In his seventh, and perhaps most complex novel to date, Robbins shines as brilliantly as he has in the past...superb social commentary' - New York Post'
Author Biography
Tom Robbins has been called "a vital natural resource" by The Portland Oregonian, "one of the wildest and most entertaining novelists in the world" by the FT, and "the most dangerous writer in the world today" by Fernanda Pivano of Italy's Cirriere della Sera. A Southerner by birth, Robbins has lived in and around Seattle since 1962. He is the author of six other novels including Still Life with Woodpecker and Another Roadside Attraction.
Reviews"Tom Robbins has a grasp on things that dazzles the brain and he's also a world-class storyteller."-Thomas Pynchon; "In his seventh, and perhaps most complex novel to date, Robbins shines as brilliantly as he has in the past...superb current social commentary,"-New York Post"
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