Imagine that there are American MIAs who chose to remain missing
after the Vietnam War.
Imagine that there is a family in which four generations of strong,
alluring women have shared a mysterious connection to an outlandish
figure from Japanese folklore.
Imagine just those things (don't even try to imagine the love
story) and you'll have a foretaste of Tom Robbins's eighth and
perhaps most beautifully crafted novel--a work as timeless as myth
yet as topical as the latest international threat.
On one level, this is a book about identity, masquerade and
disguise--about "the false mustache of the world"--but neither the
mists of Laos nor the smog of Bangkok, 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 linguistic phosphor that illuminates the pages of Villa
Incognito.
A female fan once wrote to Tom Robbins:
"Your books make me think, they make me laugh, they make me horny
and they make me aware of the wonder of everything in life."
Villa Incognito will surely arouse a similar response in many
readers, for in its lusty, amusing way it both celebrates existence
and challenges our ideas about it.
To say much more about a novel as fresh and surprising as Villa
Incognito would run the risk of diluting the sheer fun of reading
it. As his dedicated readers worldwide know full well, it's best to
climb aboard the Tom Robbins tilt-a-whirl, kiss preconceptions and
sacred cows goodbye and simply enjoy the ride.
"From the Hardcover edition.
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