Richard Brautigan: Essays on the Writings And Life

Best known for his novel Trout Fishing in America, American writer Richard Gary Brautigan (1935-1984) published eleven novels, ten poetry collections, and two story collections, as well as five volumes of collected work, several nonfiction essays, and a record album of spoken voice recordings. Brautigan s idiosyncratic style and humor caused him to be identified with the counterculture movement of the 1960s. The authors of many of these 32 essays knew Brautigan personally and professionally; others came to know and respect him through a cultivated connection with his writings. The essays-many of which are new, others of which were published in obscure journals-combine personal remembrance of the man and critical appraisal of his still-controversial works. Includes previously unpublished photographs and artworks.