Richard Brautigan

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"all of us have a place in history. mine is clouds."

Richard Gary Brautigan (January 30, 1935 – ca. September 14, 1984) was a 20th century American novelist, poet, and short story writer. His work often employs black comedy, parody, and satire.

His bibliography:

Novels and novellas

* A Confederate General From Big Sur (1964)
* Trout Fishing in America (1967)
* In Watermelon Sugar (1968)
* The Abortion: An Historical Romance 1966 (1971)
* The Hawkline Monster: A Gothic Western (1974)
* Willard and His Bowling Trophies: A Perverse Mystery (1975)
* Sombrero Fallout: A Japanese Novel (1976)
* Dreaming of Babylon: A Private Eye Novel 1942 (1977)
* The Tokyo-Montana Express (1980)
* So The Wind Won't Blow It All Away (1982)
* An Unfortunate Woman: A Journey (1982)

Poetry

* The Return of the Rivers (1958)
* The Galilee Hitch-Hiker (1958)
* Lay the Marble Tea (1959)
* The Octopus Frontier (1960)
* All Watched Over by Machines of Loving Grace (1963)
* Please Plant This Book (1968)
* The Pill Versus the Springhill Mine Disaster (1969)
* Rommel Drives on Deep into Egypt (1970)
* Loading Mercury with a Pitchfork (1971)
* June 30, June 30 (1978)
* The Edna Webster Collection of Undiscovered Writings (1999)

Short story collection

* Revenge of the Lawn (October 1, 1971)

Unpublished novel

* The God of the Martians (written 1955-56)