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Revenge of the Lawn: Stories 1962-1970 (Canons)
Richard Brautigan
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Description for Revenge of the Lawn: Stories 1962-1970 (Canons)
Paperback. Contains 62 stories that set mainly in Tacoma, Washington (where the author grew up) and in the flower-powered San Francisco of the late fifties and early sixties. Series: Canons. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 131 x 10. Weight in Grams: 128.
Revenge of the Lawn is Richard Brautigan in miniature and contains no fewer than 62 ultra-short stories set mainly in Tacoma, Washington (where the author grew up) and in the flower-powered San Francisco of the late fifties and early sixties.
In their compacted form, which ranges from the murderously short 'The Scarlatti Tilt' to one-page wonders like the sexually poignant poetry of 'An Unlimited Supply of 35 Millimetre Film', Brautigan's stories take us into a world where his fleeting glimpses of everyday strangeness leave stories and characters resonating in our heads long after they're gone.
Product Details
Publisher
Canongate Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Series
Canons
Condition
New
Number of Pages
160
Place of Publication
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781782113782
SKU
V9781782113782
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About Richard Brautigan
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, ... Read more
Reviews for Revenge of the Lawn: Stories 1962-1970 (Canons)
He was an absolute original who found cause for celebration in the most unlikely places.
Guardian
His writing manages to conjure up a feeling of relaxation and well-being, somehow existing in our reality without being touched by it - easy to fall into and over far too soon. After reading this you'll feel like ... Read more
Guardian
His writing manages to conjure up a feeling of relaxation and well-being, somehow existing in our reality without being touched by it - easy to fall into and over far too soon. After reading this you'll feel like ... Read more