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The final work written by Richard Brautigan before his death in 1984, this novel tells the story of a man trying to come to terms with the death of a friend. It walks a fine line between fiction and memoir and, while discussing themes of lost love and suicide, is also strangely positive.
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An Unfortunate Woman was the final book written by cult Californian beat writer Richard Brautigan before his death in 1984 and one that has remain unpublished - until now.
Originally written in the 160 pages of a loose-leaf notebook, it's ostensibly about a man trying to come to terms with the death of a close friend. The narrator does so by embarking on a personal odyssey, that zigzags through time and many landscapes.
An Unfortunate Woman walks a fine line between fiction and memoir, between dark introspection and a lust for life. The last pages, in particular, mark a gut-wrenching, intense, and ultimately tragic exit from fiction that is disturbingly prophetic.
Yet despite the recurring themes of lost love, death, suicide, cancer and graveyards, much of the book is schizophrenically positive. It's vintage Brautigan, albeit wiser and sadder - a masterpiece that will remind readers of his paradoxical genius and his unique prose. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Yet another superb piece of writing by Brautigan, this time a loose narrative preoccupied with time and place and the chaos that is inherent in a life that meanders through the two. Perhaps the strongest theme of the book is the theme that isn't really there - the unfortunate woman who hangs herself and who the narrator spends 200 + pages trying not to mention because it's too painful. Fantastic because when he talks about the weather, about a lost cat, about some old people in a graveyard, anything to avoid the topic of death, he makes a much more interesting point than a more conventional approach would generate.
Sheer genius. Again.
Sheer genius. Again.
3 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Despite the rather depressing theme of this book, it still manages to make me smile.
From the comical courtroom scene to the touching thank you note at the end.
At only 110 pages it is very short, but Brautigan's writing talent and imagination more than make up for the length.
Read it and love it.
From the comical courtroom scene to the touching thank you note at the end.
At only 110 pages it is very short, but Brautigan's writing talent and imagination more than make up for the length.
Read it and love it.
Format:Paperback
Written a couple of years before he killed himself, this is half-fiction half-memoir, and, being Brautigan, it's very hard to tell where one ends and the other begins. It's in many ways a journal, filled with reflection and consideration for the world he finds himself living in.
Why would we care? Well Brautigan was hugely successful for a time in the 60s, but by the early 80s, when he shot himself, the world had stopped caring. His books weren't of interest. So here we get brief mentions of lectures and odds and ends, but it's a sad book and you can well imagine how the author was most of the way down a steep downward slope. Unique, but sadly no more. Brautigan was a rare treasure.
Why would we care? Well Brautigan was hugely successful for a time in the 60s, but by the early 80s, when he shot himself, the world had stopped caring. His books weren't of interest. So here we get brief mentions of lectures and odds and ends, but it's a sad book and you can well imagine how the author was most of the way down a steep downward slope. Unique, but sadly no more. Brautigan was a rare treasure.
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