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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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, HuntingPlaces
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 RainsfordTime
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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- OLID: OL4740146A
- ISNI: 0000000121171165
- VIAF: 8169
- Wikidata: Q357114
- Inventaire.io: wd:Q357114
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- Richard brautigan
- Richard BRAUTIGAN
- Richard. BRAUTIGAN
- richard brautigan
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