Villa Incognito: A Novel
Aug 2005 ¡ Sold by Bantam
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An âimpossibly imaginativeâ (Vanity Fair) novel of âbrilliantly offbeat satireâ (Atlanta Journal-Constitution) from the New York Times bestselling author of Still Life with Woodpecker
âBursts with energy . . . Those who cherish [Robbinsâs] gift for metaphor, simile, and verbal riffs will revel in their plentitude here.ââEntertainment Weekly
Imagine there are American MIAs who chose to remain missing after the Vietnam War. Imagine a family in which four generations of strong, alluring women share a mysterious connection to an outlandish figure from Japanese folklore. Imagine them as part of a novel that only Tom Robbins could createâa magically crafted work as timeless as myth.
But no matter how hard you try, youâll never imagine what youâll find inside: a tilt-a-whirl of identity, masquerade, and disguise that dares to pull off âthe false mustache of the worldâ and reveal the even greater mystery underneath. For neither the mists of Laos nor the Bangkok smog, neither the overcast of Seattle nor the fog of San Francisco, neither the murk of the intelligence community nor the mummery of the circus can obscure the pure linguistic phosphor that illuminates every page of Villa Incognito.
âBursts with energy . . . Those who cherish [Robbinsâs] gift for metaphor, simile, and verbal riffs will revel in their plentitude here.ââEntertainment Weekly
Imagine there are American MIAs who chose to remain missing after the Vietnam War. Imagine a family in which four generations of strong, alluring women share a mysterious connection to an outlandish figure from Japanese folklore. Imagine them as part of a novel that only Tom Robbins could createâa magically crafted work as timeless as myth.
But no matter how hard you try, youâll never imagine what youâll find inside: a tilt-a-whirl of identity, masquerade, and disguise that dares to pull off âthe false mustache of the worldâ and reveal the even greater mystery underneath. For neither the mists of Laos nor the Bangkok smog, neither the overcast of Seattle nor the fog of San Francisco, neither the murk of the intelligence community nor the mummery of the circus can obscure the pure linguistic phosphor that illuminates every page of Villa Incognito.
An âimpossibly imaginativeâ (Vanity Fair) novel of âbrilliantly offbeat satireâ (Atlanta Journal-Constitution) from the New York Times bestselling author of Still Life with Woodpecker
âBursts with energy . . . Those who cherish [Robbinsâs] gift for metaphor, simile, and verbal riffs will revel i...
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Fahim Zaman
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March 24, 2015
I think I am a tanuki...or at least was one for the better part of my life. đ
Christie Hamilton
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January 13, 2023
Never fails to bring another universe into existence with his words.
About the author
Tom Robbins has been called âa vital natural resourceâ by the Oregonian, âone of the wildest and most entertaining novelists in the worldâ by the Financial Times of London, and âthe most dangerous writer in the worldâ by Fernanda Pivano of Italyâs Corriere della Sera. His works include Jitterbug Perfume, Fierce Invalids Home from Hot Climates, and Even Cowgirls Get the Blues. A Southerner by birth, Tom Robbins lived in and around Seattle from 1962 until he passed away in 2025.
Tom Robbins has been called âa vital natural resourceâ by the Oregonian, âone of the wildest and most entertaining novelists in the worldâ by the Financial Times of London, and âthe most dangerous writer in the worldâ by Fernanda Pivano of Italyâs Corriere della Sera. His works include Jitterbug ...
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