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Tom Robbins’ "Another Roadside Attraction" imagines a bizarre twist on the Second Coming that spills onto American highways. The spectacle centers on a quirky roadside zoo whose centerpiece, a mysterious ‘Corpse,’ flips expectations about faith and society. A young clairvoyant, Amanda, revives an old flea circus, turning it into a celebrated form of entertainment and fertility worship that shapes the high‑tech age’s spiritual life. Through this chaotic backdrop, Robbins weaves humor, prophecy, and cultural critique, offering a uniquely satirical lens on the 1960s and beyond.
First publish date: 1971
Genre: Humorous Fiction/Comic Satire
Authors: Tom Robbins
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