Still Life with Woodpecker: A Novel
- ISBN-10
- 0553897942
- ISBN-13
- 9780553897944
- Category
- Fiction
- Pages
- 288
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2003-06-17
- Publisher
- Bantam
- Author
- Tom Robbins
Description
“Robbins’s comic philosophical musings reveal a flamboyant genius.”—People Still Life with Woodpecker is a sort of a love story that takes place inside a pack of Camel cigarettes. It reveals the purpose of the moon, explains the difference between criminals and outlaws, examines the conflict between social activism and romantic individualism, and paints a portrait of contemporary society that includes powerful Arabs, exiled royalty, and pregnant cheerleaders. It also deals with the problem of redheads.
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