Wild Ducks Flying Backward is Tom Robbins' book, published on August 30, 2005. It is an anthology of poems, short stories, essays, reviews, and other brief writings over Robbins' career.
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Tom Robbins
Thomas Eugene "Tom" Robbins (born July 22, 1936) is an American author. His novels are abstract, often wild stories with strong social undercurrents, a satirical bent, and obscure details. He is probably best known for his novel Even Cowgirls Get the Blues (1976), which was made into a movie in...
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