Tom Robbins: Quick Facts


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Also Known As Thomas Eugene Robbins
Born July 22, 1932 • North Carolina
Died February 9, 2025 (aged 92) • Washington
Notable Works “Another Roadside Attraction” • “Even Cowgirls Get the Blues” • “Fierce Invalids Home from Hot Climates” • “Half Asleep in Frog Pajamas” • “Jitterbug Perfume” • “Skinny Legs and All” • “Still Life with Woodpecker” • “Tibetan Peach Pie: A True Account of an Imaginative Life” • “Villa Incognito”

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Mark Twain
Mark Twain
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Joan Didion, 1970
Joan Didion
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Alice Walker smiling and wearing glasses, a beaded necklace, and a burgundy velvet top at the opening of The Color Purple in New York City.
Alice Walker
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Jesmyn Ward
Jesmyn Ward
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Edmund White
Edmund White
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Joyce Carol Oates, 2012
Joyce Carol Oates
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Ta-Nehisi Coates
Ta-Nehisi Coates
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N. Scott Momaday
N. Scott Momaday
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Ann Patchett
Ann Patchett
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Annie Proulx seated on a red leather sofa, wearing glasses, a black jacket, and a white shirt, looking toward the camera.
Annie Proulx
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Amy Tan gestures while speaking to Siddharth Dhanvant Shanghvi during a session at the Jaipur Literature Festival, with her image projected on a large screen behind her.
Amy Tan
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Edwidge Danticat wearing a light-colored blouse and gold hoop earrings, looking slightly to the side, at the Cannes Film Festival jury photocall.
Edwidge Danticat
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Jonathan Franzen, wearing glasses and a blazer, gestures with his hand while speaking during a panel discussion.
Jonathan Franzen
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Edward Hoagland
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Diane Johnson
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Larry Woiwode
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Hazzard, Shirley
Shirley Hazzard
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Hamlin Garland
Hamlin Garland
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Mary Gordon
Mary Gordon
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William Saroyan.
William Saroyan
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