Another Roadside Attraction
- Another Roadside Attraction
Infobox Book
name = Another Roadside Attraction
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image_caption = Cover of first edition (hardcover)
author = Tom Robbins
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country = United States
language = English
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genre = Novel
publisher = Doubleday
release_date = 1971
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media_type = Print (Hardcover & Paperback)
pages = 400 pp
isbn = ISBN 0-553-34948-1
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"Another Roadside Attraction" is Tom Robbins' first novel, published in 1971 by Doubleday, which initiated what has grown to be considered his cult following.
Plot summary
The novel follows the adventures of John Paul Ziller and his wife Amanda--lovable prophetess and promiscuous earth mother, unarguably the protagonist--who open "Captain Kendrick's Memorial Hot Dog Wildlife Preserve," a combination hot dog stand and zoo along a highway in Skagit County, Washington. Other characters in this rather oddball novel include Mon Cul the baboon; Marx Marvelous, an educated man from the east coast; and L. Westminster "Plucky" Purcell, a former college football star and sometime dope dealer who accidentally infiltrates a group of Catholic monks working as assassins for the Vatican. In so doing Plucky discovers a secret of monumental proportions dating to the very beginning of Christianity. 'Plucky Purcell' is the anonymous name of a colorful stalwart on the Sayville.com forum, noted for their Tom Robbins fan base.
Literary significance & criticism
In this novel, the author uses nonlinear plot progression in the tone of a diary to express his views on religion and other topics. His humorous, scathing and insightful perceptions of those who swirl past the main characters has great comedic value. The book is a cultural icon for the "Children of the Sixties."
Publication history
* Hardcover published in 1971 by Doubleday
* Paperback ISBN 0-345-02770-1 (ISBN13 978-0-345-02770-2) published in 1972 by Ballantine Books
External links
* [http://www.aftrlife.com The Aftrlife: A Tom Robbins Playground]
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