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Richard Brautigan

Richard Gary Brautigan (January 30, 1935 – ca. September 16, 1984) was an American novelist, poet, and short story writer. His work often clinically and surrealistically employs black comedy, parody, and satire, with emotionally blunt prose describing pastoral American life intertwining with technological progress. He is best known for his novels Trout Fishing in America (1967) and In Watermelon Sugar (1968).

Brautigan began his career as a poet, with his first collection being published in 1957. He made his debut as a novelist with A Confederate General from Big Sur (1964), about a seemingly delusional man who believes himself to be the descendant of a Confederate general. Brautigan would go on to publish numerous prose and poetry collections until 1982. He committed suicide in 1984.

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Born 1933
Died 1984

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  • Cover of: Trout fishing in America

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  • Cover of: The Hawkline monster: a gothic western.

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  • Cover of: A Confederate general from Big Sur

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  • Cover of: Revenge of the lawn: stories, 1962-1970.

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    First published in 1968 — 10 editions
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  • Cover of: The abortion: an historical romance 1966

    First published in 1971 — 9 editions
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  • Cover of: Sombrero fallout: a Japanese novel

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  • Cover of: Prentice Hall Literature: Timeless Voices, Timeless Themes: Gold Level

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    First published in 1980 — 4 editions
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  • Cover of: Abortion

    First published in 1971 — 4 editions
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  • Cover of: The Pill Versus the Springhill Mine Disaster

    First published in 1968 — 4 editions
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  • Cover of: Rommel drives on deep into Egypt.

    First published in 1970 — 4 editions
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  • Cover of: Dreaming of Babylon: a private eye novel, 1942

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  • Cover of: The abortion: an historical romance, 1966.

    First published in 1971 — 3 editions
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  • Cover of: Richard Brautigan's Trout fishing in America ; The pill versus the Springhill mine disaster ; and, In watermelon sugar.

    First published in 1968 — 3 editions
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Born 1933
Died 1984

Subjects

Fiction, American fiction (fictional works by one author), Fiction, general, Literature, Fiction in English, Social conditions, Big game sport, British and irish drama, California, fiction, Classical Literature, Conflict of generations, Cossacks, Criticism and interpretation, Drama, Dramatic production, Encyclopædia Britannica, English Children's plays, English Love stories, English Young adult drama, English drama, English literature, Families, History and criticism, Human hunting, Hunting

Places

United States, Amazon rainforest, Baker Street, Caribbean, Italy, London, Ship-Trap Island, Tibet, Verona, America, Hawaii, Japan, Mallard residence, Oregon, San Francisco, Washington, eastern Oregon and Babylon, the mythic Big Sur (not found on any map)

People

Abram, Archie, Balthasar, Benvolio, Duncan Ross, Escalus, Friar John, Friar Lawrence, General Zaroff, Gregory, Ivan, Jabez Wilson, John Clay, John H. Watson, Juliet Capulet, Lady Capulet, Lady Montague, Mercutio, Mr. Merryweather, Paris, Peter, Police Inspector Jones, Romeo Montague, Sampson, Sanger Rainsford

Time

20th century, 1890, 1960-1980, 1940's, 1960-1970, 19th century, Hawkline(1902) Babylon (1/2/1942) Confederate General (the 60's), Late 20th century, childhood

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