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Transformation, liberation and celebration are the themes of all my novels.

Tom Robbins

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Tom Robbins
Age: 92
Born: 1932
Born: July 22
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Blowing Rock
North Carolina
Thomas Eugene Robbins
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Liberation
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Transformation
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Celebration

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