Still Life with Woodpecker -- Tom Robbins

<b>"Robbins's comic philosophical musings reveal a flamboyant genius."--<i>People<br></i></b><br><i>Still Life with Woodpecker</i> 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.<br><br><b>Author:</b> Tom Robbins<br><b>Publisher:</b> Bantam<br><b>Published:</b> 04/01/1990<br><b>Pages:</b> 288<br><b>Binding Type:</b> Paperback<br><b>Weight:</b> 0.53lbs<br><b>Size:</b> 8.30h x 5.17w x 0.75d<br><b>ISBN:</b> 9780553348972<br><p><b>About the Author</b><br>Tom Robbins has been called "a vital natural resource" by <i>The Oregonian</i>, "one of the wildest and most entertaining novelists in the world" by the <i>Financial Times</i> of London, and "the most dangerous writer in the world today" by Fernanda Pivano of Italy's Corriere della Sera. A Southerner by birth, Robbins has lived in and around Seattle since 1962.</p>