Trout Fishing in America by Richard Brautigan (English) Paperback Book

Description: Trout Fishing in America by Richard Brautigan, Neil Gaiman, Billy Collins Richard Brautigans cult classic novel reissued to mark the 30th Anniversary of his death. Introduced by Neil Gaiman. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Richard Brautigans wonderfully zany, hilarious episodic novel set amongst the rural waterways of America.Heres a journey that begins at the foot of the Benjamin Franklin statue in San Franciscos Washington Square, wanders through the wonders of Americas rural waterways and ends, inevitably, with mayonnaise. With pure inventiveness and free-wheeling energy, the counterpoint to all those angry Beatniks, Brautigan tells the story of rural America, and the hunt for a bit of trout fishing. Funny, wild and sweet, Trout Fishing in America is an incomparable guidebook to the delights of exploration - of a country and a mind. Author Biography Richard Brautigan was born in Tacoma, Washington where he spent much of his youth, before moving to San Francisco where he became involved with other writers in the Beat Movement. During the Sixties he became one of the most prolific and prominent members of the counter-cultural movement, and wrote some of his most famous novels including Trout Fishing in America, Sombrero Fallout and A Confederate General from Big Sur. He was found dead in 1984, aged 49, beside a bottle of alcohol and a .44 calibre gun. His daughter, Ianthe Brautigan, has written a biography of her father, You Cant Catch Death. Review * Streets ahead of Burroughs or Kerouac Observer * A book infused with a bucolic surrealism and mournful psychedelia that has very little to do with trout fishing and a lot to do with the lamenting of a passing pastoral America. An instant cult classic Financial Times * Delicate, fantastic and very funny -- Malcolm Bradbury * He writes with a kind of free-wheeling, zany magic Guardian * A master of American black absurdism Financial Times Promotional Richard Brautigans cult classic novel reissued to mark the 30th Anniversary of his death. Introduced by Neil Gaiman Long Description Richard Brautigans cult classic novel reissued to mark the 30th Anniversary of his death. Introduced by Neil Gaiman. Richard Brautigans wonderfully zany, hilarious episodic novel set amongst the rural waterways of America. Heres a journey that begins at the foot of the Benjamin Franklin statue in San Franciscos Washington Square, wanders through the wonders of Americas rural waterways and ends, inevitably, with mayonnaise. With pure inventiveness and free-wheeling energy, the counterpoint to all those angry Beatniks, Brautigan tells the story of rural America, and the hunt for a bit of trout fishing. Funny, wild and sweet, Trout Fishing in America is an incomparable guidebook to the delights of exploration - of a country and a mind. Review Text Streets ahead of Burroughs or Kerouac Review Quote He writes with a kind of free-wheeling, zany magic Promotional "Headline" Richard Brautigans cult classic novel reissued to mark the 30th Anniversary of his death. Introduced by Neil Gaiman Details ISBN1782113800 Author Billy Collins Year 2014 ISBN-10 1782113800 ISBN-13 9781782113805 Media Book Series Canons Publication Date 2014-09-18 Place of Publication Edinburgh Country of Publication United Kingdom DEWEY 813.54 Birth 1933 Death 1984 Edition Main - Canons ed Pages 144 Audience Age 0-0 Imprint Canongate Canons Format Paperback Language English UK Release Date 2014-09-18 AU Release Date 2014-09-18 Illustrations No Publisher Canongate Books Edition Description Main - Canons edition Audience General NZ Release Date 2014-10-21 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:86231662;

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