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]]> 1967 4 0 false Mon Dec 14 14:24:51 -0800 2009 Mon Dec 14 14:36:58 -0800 2009 more...]]> 6278715 358714 63913 0099747715 9780099747710 71 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170619829m/63913.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170619829s/63913.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/63913.Trout_Fishing_in_America 3.92 1522 1967 4 1 false Sun Sep 16 09:33:10 -0700 2007 Sun Sep 16 09:39:36 -0700 2007 67276862 2624468 63913 0099747715 9780099747710 71 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170619829m/63913.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170619829s/63913.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/63913.Trout_Fishing_in_America 3.92 1522 1967 5 0 false Thu Aug 13 13:26:59 -0700 2009 Thu Aug 20 01:07:59 -0700 2009 more...]]> 59579381 128546 63914 0440591260 21 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1200018668m/63914.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1200018668s/63914.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/63914.Trout_Fishing_In_America 3.92 1522 This letterpress edition is published by Arion Press, which "produces some of the most beautiful limited-edition books in the world," according to the New York Times. The format is 11.75 by 8.75 inches. The type is Monotype Bookman, with handset foundry type for display. The binding is handsewn with linen thread over linen tapes, in boards covered with blue and gray cloth. On the gray cloth is printed the title and author's name, separated by a drawing of the fish by Richard Brautigan that appeared on the dedication page of the first edition. The edition is limited to 400 numbered copies for sale.

]]> 1967 5 0 false Sat Jun 13 20:58:01 -0700 2009 Mon Jul 13 22:06:30 -0700 2009
His collection of short stories are free-association, simplistic and profound. Richard Brautigan could well become my favorite author and even my favorite poet (though Pablo Neruda and Huxley have taken those slots for years).
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]]> 1967 3 0 false Mon Jul 13 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Jul 13 20:07:39 -0700 2009 Mon Jul 13 20:16:49 -0700 2009
Well it was not terrible, I mean it wasn't particularly interesting, and it doesn't make a lot of sense, It was sort of like this is not a novel but with lon...more...]]> 33793182 974210 4785153 0385288603 2 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1222327045m/4785153.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1222327045s/4785153.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4785153.Trout_Fishing_in_America 4.50 4
Trout Fishing In America is an abstract book without a clear central storyline. Instead, the book contains a series of anecdotes broken into chapters, with the same characters often reappearing from story to story. The phrase "Trout Fishing in America" is used in multiple ways: it is the title of the book, a character, a hotel, the act of fishing itself, a modifier (one character is named "Trout Fishing in America Shorty"), etc. Brautigan uses the theme of trout fishing as a point of departure for thinly veiled and often comical critiques of mainstream American society and culture. Several symbolic objects, such as a mayonnaise jar, a Ben Franklin statue, trout, etc. reappear throughout the book.

The cover of the book is a photograph of Richard Brautigan and a friend identified as Michaela Le Grand, whom he referred to as his "Muse." The photo was taken in San Francisco's Washington Square Park in front of the Benjamin Franklin statue.

Apollo 17 astronaut Jack Schmitt named a crater explored in the Taurus-Littrow Valley on the moon "Shorty", after the character in the book.
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]]> 1967 2 0 false Fri Jun 27 23:26:15 -0700 2008 Mon Jun 09 20:28:33 -0700 2008 Fri Jun 27 23:26:15 -0700 2008 more...]]> 15267879 894544 63913 0099747715 9780099747710 71 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170619829m/63913.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170619829s/63913.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/63913.Trout_Fishing_in_America 3.92 1522 1967 5 0 false Tue Feb 12 13:59:09 -0800 2008 Thu Mar 06 16:59:16 -0800 2008 more...]]> 9469776 66632 1131054 0440391253 9780440391258 1 http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1131054.Trout_Fishing_in_America 4.12 8 This letterpress edition is published by Arion Press, which "produces some of the most beautiful limited-edition books in the world," according to the New York Times. The format is 11.75 by 8.75 inches. The type is Monotype Bookman, with handset foundry type for display. The binding is handsewn with linen thread over linen tapes, in boards covered with blue and gray cloth. On the gray cloth is printed the title and author's name, separated by a drawing of the fish by Richard Brautigan that appeared on the dedication page of the first edition. The edition is limited to 400 numbered copies for sale.

]]> 1967 4 0 false Thu Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Fri Nov 23 19:58:12 -0800 2007 Fri Nov 23 20:25:48 -0800 2007 Trout Fishing in America shaking off constant comparisons to Henry Miller. Brautigan and Miller share many similarities - a sense of decay pervades their work, as does a focus on the qualities of various spaces, a willingness to explore the baser aspects of humanity (with...more...]]> 42546506 1578078 63913 0099747715 9780099747710 71 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170619829m/63913.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170619829s/63913.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/63913.Trout_Fishing_in_America 3.92 1522 1967 0 0 false Sat Jan 10 02:47:39 -0800 2009 Mon Jan 12 01:35:33 -0800 2009 more...]]> 78704009 131823 63913 0099747715 9780099747710 71 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170619829m/63913.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170619829s/63913.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/63913.Trout_Fishing_in_America 3.92 1522 1967 4 0 false Sun Nov 22 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sun Nov 22 21:13:08 -0800 2009 Sun Nov 22 21:27:53 -0800 2009 more...]]> 41739731 1844183 63913 0099747715 9780099747710 71 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170619829m/63913.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170619829s/63913.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/63913.Trout_Fishing_in_America 3.92 1522 1967 3 0 false Sat Jan 03 12:55:07 -0800 2009 Sat Jan 03 13:06:18 -0800 2009 more...]]> 79855533 1393336 63913 0099747715 9780099747710 71 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170619829m/63913.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170619829s/63913.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/63913.Trout_Fishing_in_America 3.92 1522 1967 0 0 false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1981 Fri Dec 04 06:30:49 -0800 2009 Fri Dec 04 06:34:34 -0800 2009 more...]]> 8 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=3979266