Tibetan Peach Pie

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Tibetan Peach Pie : A True Account of an Imaginative Life
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Author Tom Robbins
LanguageEnglish
Publisher Ecco Press
Publication date
2014
Publication placeUnited States
Media typePrint (hardback & paperback)
Pages362 pp
ISBN 9780062267405
OCLC 880351323

Tibetan Peach Pie: A True Account of an Imaginative Life is a self-declared "un-memoir" by Tom Robbins.

It is written in his characteristically imaginative style, and has received generally positive reviews. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]

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References

  1. Sheehan, Bill (May 26, 2014). "'Tibetan Peach Pie: A True Account of an Imaginative Life,' by Tom Robbins". The Washington Post. Retrieved 2014-05-29.
  2. Sheehan, Jason (May 27, 2014). "Tom Robbins Takes A Bite Out Of Life In 'Peach Pie'". NPR. Retrieved 2014-05-29.
  3. Gwinn, Mary Ann. "'Tibetan Peach Pie': With stories from his own life, Tom Robbins still casts a spell". The Seattle Times: Books. Retrieved 2014-05-29.
  4. "'Tibetan Peach Pie: A True Account of an Imaginative Life,' by Tom Robbins". Review Times. Retrieved 2014-05-29.
  5. Garner, Dwight (May 20, 2014). "'Tibetan Peach Pie,' a Tom Robbins Memoir". The New York Times. Retrieved 2014-05-29.