The Autobiography of a Brown Buffalo
by Oscar Zeta Acosta
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- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0879320354
- ISBN 13
- 9780879320355
- Seller
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Kanab, Utah, United States
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Synopsis
Autobiography of a Brown Buffalo is the first novel by Oscar Zeta Acosta and it focuses on his own self-discovery in a fictionalized manner. An autobiography, the plot presents an alienated lawyer of Mexican descent, who works in an Oakland, California antipoverty agency, without any sense of purpose or identity.
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- Seller
- Boojum and Snark Books (US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 3752
- Title
- The Autobiography of a Brown Buffalo
- Author
- Oscar Zeta Acosta
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0879320354
- ISBN 13
- 9780879320355
- Publisher
- Straight Arrow Books
- Place of Publication
- San Francisco
- Date Published
- 1972
- Keywords
- GONZO, WHAMBO, HUNTER S THOMPSON, AUTOBIOGRAPHY, CHICANO MOVEMENT
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