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 across from the United Nations, triggering an examination of such issues as race, politics, religion, and more by varied philosophers who include a waitress, a welder, and a can of beans

“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.

Tom Robbins tentokrát nepřichází s novým románem, ale s knihou, která potěší zejména autorovy skalní fanoušky – se souborem časopiseckých článků, básní, úvah a drobných beletristických textů. Vzdává tu poctu svým hudebním (The Doors), literárním (Thomas Pynchon) i lidským idolům, a v úryvcích z rozhovorů dává nahlédnout do své autorské kuchyně. Přestože tyto drobné útvary povětšinou nevznikaly jen tak, nýbrž na objednávku, není těžké z nich vyčíst, na jakých teoretických základech staví Robbins barevné cirkusové stany svých románů; dokládají, odkud se vzala stylová virtuozita a kdo tvaroval vyhraněný světonázor tohoto mistra košaté metafory. Ti, kdo Robbinsovo dílo znají podrobně, mohou v textech s potěšením hledat zárodky budoucích postav a příběhů jeho knih.

Get ready for “the ride of your life” (Entertainment Weekly) with this blazingly original novel from the New York Times bestselling author hailed by Financial Times as “one of the wildest and most entertaining novelists in the world.” “Tom Robbins has proved he is the emperor of description, the master of metaphor, the sultan of simile—the man is like Jackson Pollock with a word processor.”—San Antonio Current When the stock market crashes on the Thursday before Easter, you—an ambitious, although ineffectual and not entirely ethical young broker—are convinced that you’re facing the Weekend from Hell. Before the market reopens on Monday, you’re going to have to scramble and scheme to cover your butt, but there’s no way you can anticipate the baffling disappearance of a 300-pound psychic, the fall from grace of a born-again monkey, or the intrusion in your life of a tattooed stranger intent on blowing your mind and most of your fuses. Over these fateful three days, you will be forced to confront everything from mysterious African rituals to legendary amphibians, from tarot-card bombshells to street violence, from your own sexuality to outer space.