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Another Roadside Attraction
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It's clear that when Robbins sits down to write, he has one thing on his mind: having himself some fun. I read Another Roadside Attraction, years ago, then immediately went back to the beginning of the book and read it again. Robbins holds nothing back in this, his first novel. It's a perfect introduction to the Robbins oeuvre of oddness.
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"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.
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- PublisherW. H. Allen
- Publication date1973
- ISBN 10 049100804X
- ISBN 13 9780491008044
- BindingHardcover
- Edition number1
- Number of pages400
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Another Roadside Attraction (UK HB 1st - nice copy)
Published by
W. H. Allen
(1973)
ISBN 10: 049100804X
ISBN 13: 9780491008044
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Book Description Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. UK hardback first impression. Uncommon. Fine in VG jacket, unclipped with a couple of small nicks to top panel edge near front foldover. Seller Inventory # ABE-1672488144297
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Another Roadside Attraction
Published by
W. H. Allen
(1973)
ISBN 10: 049100804X
ISBN 13: 9780491008044
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Book Description Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. The rare UK first edition, first printing with a beautiful, lengthy inscription by the author, possible author presentation copy, though cannot confirm. Book is fine with just a touch of foxing to top of block, jacket is also near fine with light crinkles at top and bottom of spine. Tall octavo, 400 pages, grey boards, white pictorial jacket. Satisfaction guaranteed. Additional photos always available on request. Shipped in a fitted, padded box. Inscribed by Author(s). Seller Inventory # ABE-1627944983850
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