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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).

Trout Fishing in America, though simple, does not lack depth. Brautigan lets the reader draw either the superficial or the deeper meaning from each story. Far be it from him to try to force meaning onto you. I love this short story collection.

I now own every single book he's published. I love looking at his covers. Line up the books in chronological order to follow the dark-haired women that inspired the book and some of the love poems that reside in them.

If there's any time that I could have lived it would be in the 60s near the Bay Area, so that I could hear him read.

Here you will find a biography.]]>