Tom Robbins Knihy

Spekulace o psychedelických houbách, Amazonii, virtuální realitě, UFO, evoluci, šamanismu, znovuzrození Bohyně a konci historie. ISBN 80-86013-55-3 a 80-85905-43-4 jsou chybná (viz NKC)

Pravdivé vylíčení jednoho profantazírovaného života. Autor kultovních svazků, jako je Parfém bláznivého tance, tentokrát přichází s knihou vzpomínek, přičemž vehementně tvrdí, že nejde o autobiografii. Tento velikán americké bohémy a sběratel majonézy snáší důkazy, že jeho život vypadá jako vyprávění z jeho románů, a znalci jeho díla v jeho vzpomínkách najdou mnohé literární motivy. V rozvětveném vyprávění nás seznámí se svým dětstvím ve virginském horském městečku během Velké hospodářské krize, popisuje, jak se díky vojně stal pacifistou a milovníkem asijské kultury, a sdílí legrační zážitky z prvních houbařských výprav. Učí nás, co jíst a nejíst kimči, a strhujícím způsobem líčí život americké umělecké avantgardy koncem padesátých let, kdy se společnost u nás vzpamatovávala z komunismu. Z pozice očitého svědka popisuje sanfranciskou hippie vlnu a svůj pozitivní vztah k psychedelikům, vypráví o své cestě od literárního kritika k známému romanopisci a láskyplně vzpomíná na mnohé lásky. Chcete se dočíst o satori prostřednictvím neonového golfového míčku a experimentálních filmech Andyho Warhola? Jste na správné adrese.

Jitterbug Perfume is an epic. Which is to say, it begins in the forests of ancient Bohemia and doesn't conclude until nine o'clock tonight (Paris time). It is a saga, as well. A saga must have a hero, and the hero of this one is a janitor with a missing bottle. The bottle is blue, very, very old, and embossed with the image of a goat-horned god. If the liquid in the bottle actually is the secret essence of the universe, as some folks seem to think, it had better be discovered soon because it is leaking and there is only a drop or two left.

Cited by the L.A. Weekly as "the culture's foremost spokesman for the psychedelic experience," Terrence McKenna is an underground legend as a brilliant raconteur, adventurer & expert on the experiential use of mind-altering plants. In these essays, interviews & narrative adventures, McKenna takes us on a mesmerizing journey deep into the Amazon as well as into the hidden recesses of the human psyche & the outer limits of our culture, giving us startling visions of the past & future.

An Arab and a Jew open a restaurant together across the street from the United Nations.... It sounds like the beginning of an ethnic joke, but it's the axis around which spins this gutsy, fun-loving, and alarmingly provocative novel, in which a bean can philosophizes, a dessert spoon mystifies, a young waitress takes on the New York art world, and a rowdy redneck welder discovers the lost god of Palestine--while the illusions that obscure humanity's view of the true universe fall away, one by one, like Salome's veils. Skinny Legs and All deals with today's most sensitive issues: race, politics, marriage, art, religion, money, and lust. It weaves lyrically through what some call the "end days" of our planet. Refusing to avert its gaze from the horrors of the apocalypse, it also refuses to let the alleged end of the world spoil its mood. And its mood is defiantly upbeat. In the gloriously inventive Tom Robbins style, here are characters, phrases, stories, and ideas that dance together on the page, wild and sexy, like Salome herself. Or was it Jezebel?

“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.

Switters is a contradiction for all seasons: an anarchist working for the government, a pacifist who carries a gun, a vegetarian who enjoys ham gravy, and a tech-savvy individual who despises computers. Obsessed with preserving innocence, he finds himself torn between his high-school-age stepsister and a nun ten years his senior. Switters is anything but wishy-washy; he embodies a bold spirit. As we follow him across four continents, navigating love and danger while uncovering the “true” Third Secret of Fatima, we witness the fearless storytelling of Tom Robbins at his finest. This narrative operates on multiple levels: it’s a fast-paced CIA adventure with comic elements, a serious exploration of ideas, and ultimately, a celebration of language and life. Praise for the work includes accolades for its superb writing and provocative themes, with critics noting its dangerous and forbidden allure. Robbins's clever and creative style delivers impassioned observations that resonate deeply, making this a unique and engaging read that challenges the boundaries of fiction.

What 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.Written with a style and humor that haven't been seen since Mark Twain . . . it is a prize.-- Los Angeles Times.

When the stock market crashes on the Thursday before Easter, you - an ambitious, though ineffectual and not entirely ethical stockbroker - are facing the Weekend From Hell. Jerked from one trial and revelation to another, by the time it is over, the path of your destiny has been knocked askew.