false 63913 21 The publication of a deluxe edition of Richard Brautigan's Trout Fishing in America enshrines a novel written forty years ago that was immediately recognized as an important invention by discerning readers and became a cult classic. Trout Fishing in America is a landmark in American prose fiction. "Trout Fishing in America" is the title of the book; but it is also persons, places, things, and a state of mind. On the endpapers of this edition we have printed in two colors the various uses of the phrase in the novel. This is a humorous book; it is also very poignant, and it is surreal. Richard's friend the writer Ron Loewinsohn was named on the dedication page of Trout Fishing in America and was an early reader of the manuscript-in-progress. He has written a new introductory essay for this book. This edition also contains a portrait of the author, a photograph taken in 1967 by Edmund Shea, published here for the first time. Shea, also a long-time friend of Brautigan, is an artist-photographer whose pictures appear on the covers of most of Brautigan's books. <P> 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. 6146406 1967 Trout Fishing in America total:1463|5:512|4:502|3:320|2:97|1:32| 1463 5754 1831 102 5 1 false false Mon Nov 01 00:00:00 -0800 2004 Mon Aug 06 08:04:49 -0700 2007 Mon Aug 06 08:46:19 -0700 2007 more...]]> 5 0 false false Fri Nov 06 23:25:15 -0800 2009 Fri Nov 06 23:30:10 -0800 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Fri Aug 14 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Aug 04 16:54:16 -0700 2009 Fri Aug 14 21:07:25 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 1 false false Fri Feb 20 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Wed Feb 18 13:27:18 -0800 2009 Fri Feb 20 10:09:16 -0800 2009 more...]]> 2 2 false false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1963 Tue Sep 04 21:42:52 -0700 2007 Tue Sep 04 21:44:13 -0700 2007 4 1 false false Sun Sep 16 09:33:10 -0700 2007 Sun Sep 16 09:39:36 -0700 2007 5 0 false false Thu Aug 13 13:26:59 -0700 2009 Thu Aug 20 01:07:59 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false 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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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...]]> 5 0 false false Wed Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1969 Thu Sep 25 00:16:41 -0700 2008 Thu Sep 25 00:54:04 -0700 2008 1 more...]]> 2 0 false 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...]]> 5 0 false false Tue Feb 12 13:59:09 -0800 2008 Thu Mar 06 16:59:16 -0800 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false 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...]]> 0 0 false false Sat Jan 10 02:47:39 -0800 2009 Mon Jan 12 01:35:33 -0800 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Sat Jan 03 12:55:07 -0800 2009 Sat Jan 03 13:06:18 -0800 2009 more...]]> 2 0 false false Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Sun Feb 03 01:21:29 -0800 2008 Thu Sep 11 15:41:57 -0700 2008 more...]]> 3 0 false false Wed Jul 29 17:52:35 -0700 2009 Wed Jul 29 17:56:59 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Thu Jul 23 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Jul 23 17:34:09 -0700 2009 Thu Jul 23 17:43:06 -0700 2009 more...]]> 2 1 false false Thu Feb 19 07:41:00 -0800 2009 Thu Feb 19 17:49:48 -0800 2009
I've been hearing about this book for years as some kind of cult classic - I practically read nothing but, but this one just wasn't my style.]]>