Richard Brautigan

Richard Gary Brautigan was an American novelist, poet, and short story writer. A prolific writer, he wrote throughout his life and published ten novels, two collections of short stories, and four books of poetry. Brautigan's work has been published both in the United States and internationally throughout Europe, Japan, and China. He is best known for his novels Trout Fishing in America (1967), In Watermelon Sugar (1968), and The Abortion: An Historical Romance 1966 (1971).

Books by Richard Brautigan

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In Watermelon Sugar
Richard Brautigan
4.0 (13k) average on GoodreadsLiterary Fiction
In a world made of watermelon sugar, where the sun changes color daily, a gentle community tries to build a perfect life, leaving behind a violent past.
Trout Fishing in America
Richard Brautigan
3.8 (12k) average on GoodreadsLiterary Fiction
A bizarre and often funny journey through an America where fishing for trout becomes a stand-in for everything from mayonnaise to the hard-to-pin-down American dream.