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Description
Still Life with Woodpecker is sort of a love story that takes place inside a pack of Camel cigarettes. It reveals the purpose of the moon, explains the difference between criminals and outlaws, examines the conflict between social activism and romantic individualism, and paints a portrait of... read more
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Cast of Characters/Important People
- Princess Leigh-Cheri: Protagonist, princess of Furstenberg-Barcalona
- Bernard Mickey Wrangle: "The Woodpecker" - criminal activist
- Gulietta: Servant of the "royal family," speaks no English.
- King Max: Leigh-Cheri's father, exiled king of Furstenberg-Barcalona
- Queen Tilli: Mother of Leigh-Cheri, wife of King Max
- Chuck: Royal driver, gardener, chauffuer, and CIA informant.
Memorable Quotes
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“The moon invented natural rhythm. Civilization uninvented it.”
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“"Cleanliness is next to godliness" was one slogan of maturity to which Leigh-Cheri could faithfully subscribe - not stopping to consider that if by the last quarter of the twentieth century godliness wasn't next to something more interesting that cleanliness, it might be time to reevaluate our notions of godliness.”
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“Actually, there are two kinds of people in this world: those who believe there are two kinds of people in this world, and those who are smart enough to know better.”
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“Bullshit. Unromantic, unattractive bullshit. Equality is not in regarding different things similarly, equality is in regarding different things differently.”
Bernard Mickey Wrangle
First Sentence
In the last quarter of the twentieth century, at a time when Western civilization was declining too rapidly for comfort and yet too slowly to be very exciting, much of the world sat on the edge of an increasingly expensive theater sear, waiting - with various combinations of dread, hope, and ennui - for somthing momentous to occur.
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Authors & Contributors
- Tom Robbins (Author)
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