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  <name><![CDATA[Tom Robbins]]></name>
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  <about><![CDATA[Thomas Eugene Robbins (born July 22, 1936 in Blowing Rock, North Carolina) is an American author. His novels are complex, often wild stories with strong social undercurrents, a satirical bent, and obscure details. His novel Even Cowgirls Get the Blues (1976) was made into a movie in 1993 directed by Gus Van Sant.

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  <title><![CDATA[Still Life with Woodpecker]]></title>
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  <published>1980</published>  
  
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  <title><![CDATA[Jitterbug Perfume]]></title>
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  <title><![CDATA[Even Cowgirls Get the Blues]]></title>
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  <title><![CDATA[Skinny Legs and All]]></title>
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  <title><![CDATA[Another Roadside Attraction]]></title>
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  <title><![CDATA[Fierce Invalids Home from Hot Climates]]></title>
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  <title><![CDATA[Half Asleep in Frog Pajamas]]></title>
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  <title><![CDATA[Villa Incognito]]></title>
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  <title><![CDATA[Wild Ducks Flying Backward]]></title>
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  <title><![CDATA[B Is for Beer]]></title>
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