Tanuki is a "semi-god" with an unusually large scrotum and is portrayed alongside a beautiful young female character, who continues Tanuki's lineage with the use of a chrysanthemum seed embedded in the roof of her mouth, three American MIAs who deliberately remain in Laos long after US involvement in the Vietnam War has ended, and two sisters, who are related to one of the missing American soldiers. Villa Incognito begins with the story of Tanuki, an ancient Japanese badger-like creature who possesses the ability to shapeshift and a penchant for sake and women. It is recognized as a response to 9/11 and as a commentary on the Vietnam War. This brief work shares the style, humor, and underlying cultural commentary of Robbins' better-known novels. As his dedicated readers worldwide know full well, it?s best to climb aboard the Tom Robbins tilt-a-whirl, kiss preconceptions and sacred cows goodbye and simply enjoy the ride.Villa Incognito is a novel by Tom Robbins published in 2003. To say much more about a novel as fresh and surprising as Villa Incognito would run the risk of diluting the sheer fun of reading it. Villa Incognito will surely arouse a similar response in many readers, for in its lusty, amusing way it both celebrates existence and challenges our ideas about it. ?Your books make me think, they make me laugh, they make me horny and they make me aware of the wonder of everything in life.? On one level, this is a book about identity, masquerade and disguise-about ?the false mustache of the world?-but neither the mists of Laos nor the smog of Bangkok, neither the overcast of Seattle nor the fog of San Francisco, neither the murk of the intelligence community nor the mummery of the circus can obscure the linguistic phosphor that illuminates the pages of Villa Incognito.
Imagine just those things (don?t even try to imagine the love story) and you?ll have a foretaste of Tom Robbins?s eighth and perhaps most beautifully crafted novel-a work as timeless as myth yet as topical as the latest international threat.
Imagine that there is a family in which four generations of strong, alluring women have shared a mysterious connection to an outlandish figure from Japanese folklore.
Imagine that there are American MIAs who chose to remain missing after the Vietnam War.
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