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Tom Robbins

Tom Robbins is a writer of comic novels, which are often experimental in form and subject. Many of his books have satirical, political, and erotic elements.

His works include:

Another Roadside Attraction (1971)
Even Cowgirls Get The Blues (1976)
Still Life With Woodpecker (1980)
Jitterbug Perfume (1984)
Skinny Legs And All (1990)
Half Asleep In Frog Pajamas (1994)
Fierce Invalids Home From Hot Climates (2000)
Villa Incognito (2003)
Wild Ducks Flying Backward (2005) � a collection of non-fiction essays, reviews, and short stories.
B Is For Beer (2009)

His books include examples of:

Apocalypse Cult: In Skinny Legs And All, Reverend Buddy Winkler is working with terrorists who plan to bomb The Dome of the Rock in Jerusalem, so that the Third Temple can be built.
Author Appeal: Heterosexual anal sex is in many of the books.
Author Filibuster: Usually in a hilarious way.
The Film of the Book: Even Cowgirls Get the Blues.
Foot Focus: Skinny Legs and All.
Heroes Want Redheads: Still Life with Woodpecker.
Immortal Procreation Clause: Jitterbug Perfume
Lemony Narrator: Most of his books.
Narrator All Along: Another Roadside Attraction
Perfectly Arranged Marriage: Jitterbug Perfume
Second Person Narration: Half Asleep in Frog Pajamas
The Verse: Some crossover characters are mentioned between books, and Ellen Cherry Charles, the main character of Skinny Legs and All, has a cameo in the earlier Jitterbug Perfume.
What Happened to the Mouse?: Lampshaded in Still Life with Woodpecker
Zip Me Up: Jitterbug Perfume