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Officially designated a "National Treasure of the American Counterculture," Tom Robbins Shocks Readers and Critics Again! ...Asia, the "Promised Land" of today's advanced intellectuals, is transformed under Robbins' pen into a kaleidoscopic, surreal cocktail of ironically meaningful clichés, ingenious "anime" and "mango" references, and a sharp, mocking plot. This is a phantasmagoria, impossible for a clear plot description. Suffice it to say just one thing: one of the most charming monsters of Japanese culture, Tanukim, plays an important role in it!