"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. "Revenge of the Lawn" is Brautigan's only collection of short fiction and is generally regarded as the most autobiographical of his published work.
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* Charming ... the stories have memorable or beautifully handled moments of observation London Review of Books * 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 you've been on holiday with a friend. Time Out * The verbal humour and zany charm of the book remain quite irresistible. Daily Telegraph * He was an absolute original who found cause for celebration in the most unlikely places. Guardian
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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 conter-cultural movement, and wrote some of his most famous novels including Trout Fishing in America, Sombrero Fallout and A Confederate General from Big Sur. He was found dead in 1984, aged 49, beside a bottle of alcohol and a .44 calibre gun. His daughter, Ianthe Brautigan, has written a biography of her father, You Can't Catch Death .
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By Douglas Traill
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A collection of stories that are snap shots of life in America as seen by Richard Brautigan.
Ranging from childhood in Tacoma, through to California in the 60's.
His ability to squeeze a rich and vivid story into as little as a single page is incredible, and possibly made more meaningful as he is writing about his own life and experiences.
A must have Brautigan.
Ranging from childhood in Tacoma, through to California in the 60's.
His ability to squeeze a rich and vivid story into as little as a single page is incredible, and possibly made more meaningful as he is writing about his own life and experiences.
A must have Brautigan.
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Having read "Trout Fishing in America" I hoped this would be as enjoyable- and it was. Brautigan has a humour that is both wise and naive. His style is unique, but often a lot more accessible than other beat writers. These stories offer various little anecdotes and secret histories, and with many at just a page or two in length this is a perfect book to dip into as the mood takes you.
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By Billy J. Hobbs
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While, indeed, Richard Brautigan may "ramble" and this anthology may not seem to possess a central theme, it is still classic Brautigan, an assemblage of previously published short stories, many reflecting the brilliance that was Brautigan. Certainly it shows his creativity and originality and his hold on the "flavor" of what was the late-Sixties in California! Brautigan, while having some shorter novels with success, still seems to be more in control of the short stories. He writes a mean poem, too.
In "Revenge of the Lawn," the emotions he evokes range from the absurd to the poignant--he seems to capture the gamut! The title story is superb, of course, but "Halloween" is hard to beat, as well. The touching revelation of sensitivity in "Corporal" is also unmatched. And who can overlook the brilliance of "1/3, 1/3, 1/3"! The author is able to present a deftness that even Hemingway couldn't achieve! His surreal writing certainly won him many readers' hearts. With him and Lawrence Ferlingetti, the San Francisco scene couldn't have been more representative in literature. Granted, some of his "stuff" is easily dismissable, but when Brautigan was good, he was very good! (Billyjhobbs@tyler.net)
In "Revenge of the Lawn," the emotions he evokes range from the absurd to the poignant--he seems to capture the gamut! The title story is superb, of course, but "Halloween" is hard to beat, as well. The touching revelation of sensitivity in "Corporal" is also unmatched. And who can overlook the brilliance of "1/3, 1/3, 1/3"! The author is able to present a deftness that even Hemingway couldn't achieve! His surreal writing certainly won him many readers' hearts. With him and Lawrence Ferlingetti, the San Francisco scene couldn't have been more representative in literature. Granted, some of his "stuff" is easily dismissable, but when Brautigan was good, he was very good! (Billyjhobbs@tyler.net)
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By John
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Richard Brautigan developed a truly original style of prose that often seemed to point towards the thin line between the conscious and the subconscious mind ; this aspect of his work , while making it at times relatively surreal , also seems to give it , rather paradoxically , an added layer of 'realism' . In spite of this I have never seen Brautigan described as 'the most important American author' of even the 'psychedelic era' or the Sixties, and I'm beginning to wonder why. Perhaps his writing just wasn't tacky enough to be widely championed .
This collection of largely wistful anecdotes give the reader a good taste of what arguably made Brautigan great ; reading it left me with a strange subsequent feeling that I had actually visited some of these places with him .
This collection of largely wistful anecdotes give the reader a good taste of what arguably made Brautigan great ; reading it left me with a strange subsequent feeling that I had actually visited some of these places with him .
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