Once youve read jitterbug perfume, id love it if youd pop back in here and leave any additional thoughts that come up after finishing it. I sometimes think of my seriocomic novels as cakes with files baked in them. Jitterbug perfume by tom robbins may be one of my favorite books of all time tom robbins combines profound and playful in perfect proportion. Which is to say, it begins in the forests of ancient bohemia and doesnt conclude until nine oclock tonight paris time. Jitterbug perfume is one of those rare stories about life, all of life. Jitterbug perfume by robbins, tom and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at.
The best selling seriocomic author, tom robbins was born on july 22, 1932 in blowing rock, north carolina to george thomas robbins and katherine belle robinson. Robbins was born on july 22, 1932 in blowing rock, north carolina to george thomas robbins and katherine belle robinson. The radish, admittedly, is more feverish, but the fire of the radish is a cold fire, the fire of discontent not of passion. Robbins also spent time with timothy leary and the author has said that one of the protagonists in jitterbug perfume wiggs dannyboy exhibited certain characteristics of learys personality. Washington and lee university, lexington, virginia. Jitterbug perfume npr coverage of jitterbug perfume by tom robbins.
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 goathorned. Which is to say, it begins in the forests of ancient bohemia and doesnt conclude until nine. See all books authored by tom robbins, including jitterbug perfume, and still life with woodpecker, and more on. And i must say that it was the best introduction to robbins work that i couldve asked for. Robbins had one of his books, even cowgirls get the blues, turned into a movie by famed director gus van sant. His writing style is poetic in nature and feature social and philosophical themes. Jitterbug perfume by tom robbins posted on june 3, 2010 by alaina its taken me just about two days two hours if i hadnt spread it out over two days to compile all of the quotes. In one of the two parallel plotlines here, robbins juggles the separate attempts of various parfumiers around the world to come up with a perfume upon a jasmine base that will. Jitterbug perfume tom robbins author 2003 tibetan peach pie tom robbins author 2014. A novel by robbins, tom and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Jitterbug perfume is tom robbins fourth novel, published in 1984. If im not mistaken, tom robbins is kind of a literary legend in some circles, and at the very least has sold millions of books.
Thats why his hardcover books cost so much in places like abe books and alibris. Tibetan peach pie tom robbins author keith szarabajka narrator 2014 jitterbug. In 1942, the family moved to warsaw, virginia where he attended the hargrave military academy in chatham, virginia. Buy jitterbug perfume by robbins, tom from amazons fiction books store. Along with kurt vonnegut, salman rushdie, and a select few books from a select few authors, the reading generation of the last 30 years would be much worse off had these 3 authors not gone the way of the. Jitterbug perfume, tom robbins 9781842430354 boeken. Once youve read jitterbug perfume, id love it if youd pop back. Tomatoes are lusty enough, yet there runs through tomatoes an undercurrent of frivolity.
Those of you whove seen george clooney in the men who stare at. Publication date 1985 topics perfumes, immortalism publisher new york. A roundrobbins on the themes of scent, socalled floral consciousness, and immortalityskipping through time and space, but offering a little oldfashioned storytelling charm along with the usual. Jitterbug perfume by tom robbins paperback june 21, 1905 4. Jitterbug perfume by tom robbins posted on june 3, 2010 by alaina its taken me just about two days two hours if i hadnt spread it out over two days to compile all of the quotes id underlined and dogeared during the read, and now, im almost struggling to coalesce my thoughts into words that can be understood.
Tom robbins books list of books by author tom robbins. A saga must have a hero, and the hero of this one is a janitor with a missing. The first edition of the novel was published in december 1984, and was written by tom robbins. It is also about an ancient, tribal bohemian king who was, for a time, einsteins janitor. Sep 26, 2019 the beet is the most intense of vegetables. The book follows two interweaving storylines, one in ancient eurasia and one in the present day. Jitterbug perfume by tom robbins, first edition abebooks. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read jitterbug perfume. In my humble opinion one of the greatest books i have ever read, this is the countless copy i have bought as a present. Ive read all his novels and rank it right up there with even cowgirls get the blues and skinny legs and all in. Tom robbins by mark siegel, boise, idaho, boise state university, 1980.
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Hoyser and lorena laura stookey, westport, connecticut, greenwood press, 1997. See all 2 formats and editions hide other formats and editions. Jitterbug perfume by tom robbins book cover, description, publication history. Not just a good writer but he is a very good essayist and a short story writer as well. The book follows two interweaving storylines, one in ancienteurasiaand one in the present day. It is widely considered acult classicand one of the best books of the 20th century. Jitterbug perfume is tom robbins fourth novel and was listed on the new york times best seller list in 1985. Free download or read online jitterbug perfume pdf epub book. The film starred uma thurman, lorraine bracco, and keanu reeves.
Talk about not understanding what all the fuss is about. His work on the topic of the postmodernism is known as very good work among all the writers. Jitterbug perfume 2001 read online free book by tom robbins. The major themes of the book include the striving for immortality, the meaning behind the sense of smell, individual expression, selfreliance, sex, love, and religion. Pdf jitterbug perfume book by tom robbins free download. Jitterbug perfume is one of the books that gives tom robbins that distinction. Jitterbug perfume download ebook pdf, epub, tuebl, mobi. The major themes of the book include the striving for immortality, the meaning behind the sense of smell, individual expression, selfreliance. Richmond professional institute now virginia commonwealth university, graduated 1960. Tom robbins is a renowned american writer and novelist. While probably not his absolute best work, it certainly stands as a testament to robbins writing prowess. Bantam books, a division of bantam doubleday dell publishing. The bottle is blue, very, very old, and embossed with the image of a goathorned god.
Jitterbug perfume by tom robbins 1984, hardcover for. Jitterbug perfume, by tom robbins, is a book about the beets and the bees. He is famous for writing bestselling comedydrama stories. Jitterbug perfume was the first of his books that i read. If im not mistaken, tom robbins is kind of a literary legend in some circles, and at the very least has sold. In this, he combines everything he excels at and produces one of the better products of his fine writing career.
Thomas eugene robbins in blowing rock, north carolina, 22 july 1936. Robbins is particularly popular for writing novels like still life with woodpecker, villa. Jitterbug perfume by tom robbins 64,563 ratings, 4. Tom robbins has been called a vital natural resource by the oregonian, one of the wildest and most entertaining novelists in the world by the financial times of london, and. Tom robbins combines profound and playful in perfect proportion. Jitterbug perfume by tom robbins fantastic fiction. Toms skillful use of narrative, unbelievable metaphors and the most engaging characters youll ever encounter in fiction makes jitterbug perfume a great robbins novel, if not his best. Excerpt from jitterbug perfume penguin random house canada. Robbins is particularly popular for writing novels like still life with woodpecker, villa incognito, half asleep in frog pajamas, etc. Jitterbug perfume was the first tom robbins book i ever read, back in the spring of my freshman year of college in 1996 thanks, yanek.