Richard Brautigan
1933 – 1984
71 works in the book catalog catalog
Biography
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.
Also published as: Richard brautigan, Richard BRAUTIGAN, Richard. BRAUTIGAN, richard brautigan
Most-read books
In Watermelon Sugar
4.3 · 1968 · 107 want to read
Prentice Hall Literature--Timeless Voices, Timeless Themes--Gold Level
1 · 2002 · 48 want to read
Trout Fishing in America
4 · 1967 · 28 want to read
Revenge of the Lawn Stories 1962-1970
4.3 · 1971 · 26 want to read
The Abortion - An Historical Romance 1966
4 · 1971 · 17 want to read
Prentice Hall Literature
4.1 · 2007 · 18 want to read
Prentice Hall Literature--Timeless Voices, Timeless Themes--Gold
1999 · 16 want to read
The Hawkline Monster
3.3 · 1974 · 12 want to read
A Confederate General from Big Sur
4.3 · 1900 · 10 want to read
The Pill Versus the Springhill Mine Disaster
4.5 · 1968 · 8 want to read
Willard and his bowling trophies
3 · 1975 · 8 want to read
Sombrero fallout
3.7 · 1976 · 8 want to read
Richard Brautigan's Trout fishing in America ; The pill versus the Springhill mine disaster, and In watermelon sugar
5 · 1968 · 8 want to read
Science fact/fiction
1974 · 9 want to read
So the wind won't blow it all away
1982 · 7 want to read
The Tokyo-Montana express
3 · 1980 · 6 want to read
An unfortunate woman
2000 · 6 want to read
Loading mercury with a pitchfork
4 · 1976 · 4 want to read
Revenge of the lawn; stories, 1962-1970
n.d. · 5 want to read
Dreaming of Babylon
4 · 1977 · 4 want to read
Dreaming of Babylon
1978 · 4 want to read
Rommel drives on deep into Egypt
1970 · 4 want to read
The Hawkline Monster
Richard Brautigan
The Hawkline Monster
n.d. · 3 want to read
Revenge of the lawn
Richard Brautigan
Revenge of the lawn
1971 · 3 want to read