{"product_id":"another-roadside-attraction-paperback","title":"Another Roadside Attraction - 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 stunningly original semicomic thriller from the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author of \u003ci\u003eStill Life with Woodpecker\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Written with a style and humor that haven't been seen since Mark Twain.\"--\u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhat if the Second Coming didn't quite come off as advertised? What if \"the Corpse\" on display in that funky roadside zoo is really who they say it is--what does that portend for the future of western civilization? And what if a young clairvoyant named Amanda reestablishes the flea circus as popular entertainment and fertility worship as the principal religious form of our high-tech age? \u003ci\u003eAnother Roadside Attraction\u003c\/i\u003e answers those questions and a lot more. It tells us, for example, what the sixties were truly all about, not by reporting on the psychedelic decade but by recreating it, from the inside out. In the process, it is fully capable of simultaneously eating a literary hot dog and eroding the borders of the mind. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Hard to put down because of the sheer brilliance and fun of the writing. The sentiments of Brautigan and the joyously compassionate omniscience of Fielding dance through the pages garbed colorfully in the language of Joyce.\"--\u003ci\u003eRolling Stone\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat if the Second Coming didn't quite come off as advertised? What if \"the Corpse\" on display in that funky roadside zoo is really who they say it is--what does that portent for the future of western civilization? And what if a young clairvoyant named Amanda reestablishes the flea circus as popular entertainment and fertility worship as the principal religious form of our high-tech age? \"Another Roadside Attraction answers those questions and a lot more. It tells us, for example, what the sixties were truly all about, not by reporting on the psychedelic decade but by recreating it, from the inside out. In the process, this stunningly original seriocomic thriller eating a literary hotdog and eroding the borders of the mind.\u003c\/p\u003e\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 352\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.77 x 8.3 x 5.22 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 07, 1990\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44069780619398,"sku":"9780553349481","price":19.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0664\/3446\/5926\/files\/tNJZ7AiTfm9780553349481.webp?v=1781540036","url":"https:\/\/profixdiy.com\/products\/another-roadside-attraction-paperback","provider":"ProFix Home Repair","version":"1.0","type":"link"}