![]() ![]() The main characters are introduced: three conspiratorial American MIAs who have chosen to remain missing after the Vietnam War in their refuge of Villa Incognito in the highlands of Laos. Once past the first part of the book, the real plot line emerges and there is a profound shift in literary paradigm. In case you’re wondering, yes they do in fact have extra large scrotums taking up a third of their bodies. This mythical animal is reputed to be mischievous and jolly, a master of disguise, but somewhat gullible and absent-minded. This particular one is promiscuous, getting Asian girls pregnant. The first 40 pages are rambles about a creature called a Tanuki, a naughty dog (Nyctereutes procyonoides), a canine species native to Japan. In a sense, the beginning intentionally misleads the reader about the theme of the book. ![]() ![]() If you are a Robbins novice, you will be caught off guard in his fantasy world of odd animal/human sexual escapades and unconventional adventures. This opening line is not shocking considering it was written by author Tom Robbins, the American scribe whose writing can be described as complex and uninhibited. That is not so ridiculous when we take into account the unusual size of Tanuki’s scrotum, reads the opening paragraph of the novel “Villa Incognito. “It has been reported that Tanuki fell from the sky using his scrotum as a parachute. Author takes the reader on twisted trips of bizarre imagination, with a hidden political undertone. ![]()
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