Downstream From Trout Fishing in America: A Memoir.
by (Brautigan, Richard) Abbott, Keith
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- ISBN 10
- 0884962938
- ISBN 13
- 9780884962939
- Seller
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Langley, Washington, United States
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About This Item
Santa Barbara :: Capra Press,, 1989.. First Printing of the First US Edition. A Fine copy in a Very Good plus unclipped dust jacket with light sunning to the spine. For 18 years, Keith Abbott was one of Brautigan's closest friends especially early on in Brautigan's writing career. Abbott paints a portrait of Richard Brautigan as a lovable and whimsical friend. Abbott explains the writer's dedication to the art of fiction and his quest to break beyond the pop culture, hippie label that haunted him until his suicide in1984. Brautigan's tight prose inspired authors such as Haruki Murakami, and his experimentation with the line won him accolades from authors like Ishmael Reed, Raymond Carver, and Michael McClure. His work is highly influential and Abbott draws a clear connection between Brautigan's life and his writing. This book is essential for anyone who is interested in the work of Richard Brautigan. As Raymond Carver wrote, "Truly the best thing I've ever seen written of the man."
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- Bookseller
- Gregor Rare Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 28029
- Title
- Downstream From Trout Fishing in America: A Memoir.
- Author
- (Brautigan, Richard) Abbott, Keith
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Printing of the First US Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0884962938
- ISBN 13
- 9780884962939
- Publisher
- Capra Press,
- Place of Publication
- Santa Barbara :
- Date Published
- 1989.
- Keywords
- Richard Brautigan Hippies Poetry
- Bookseller catalogs
- Richard Brautigan;
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Gregor Rare Books
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About the Seller
Gregor Rare Books
Biblio member since 2007
Langley, Washington
About Gregor Rare Books
Gregor Rare Books is an open shop in the beautiful waterfront village of Langley, WA on Whidbey Island. We offer a fine selection of Distinctive Literature in the First Edition. Our shop hours are Wednesday through Sunday 10 am to 5 pm pst.
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