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Richard Brautigan
Richard Gary Brautigan is an American novelist, poet and short story writer. His works often use black comedy, parody, and satire, with emotional prose depicting American pastoral life tied to technological advancement. He is best known for his novels Fishing Salmon in America and In Watermelon Sugar. Brautigan began his career as a poet, with his first collection published in 1957. He first published as a novelist with A Confederate General of Big Sur., Tells of a man who seems to delude that he descends from 'a Confederate General from Big Sur. Brautigan would continue to publish numerous volumes of poetry and prose until 1982. He died by committing suicide in 1984 .
BornJanuary 30, 1935, Tacoma, Washington, U.S.
Diedca. September 16, 1984, Bolinas, California, U.S.
OccupationNovelist, poet, short story writer
NationalityAmerican
GenreMagic realism, Gothic Western, fabulation, black comedy, satire, psychological fiction
Literary movementPostmodernism
Notable worksTrout Fishing in America (1967), In Watermelon Sugar (1968), Willard and His Bowling Trophies: A Perverse Mystery (1975)

About Richard Brautigan

Novelist Richard Brautigan was born on January 30, 1935 in Tacoma, Washington, United States (He dies at the age of 49, on September 14, 1984).

He is best known for his 1967 novel, Trout Fishing in America. He is an American fiction writer and poet recognized for his frequent use of satire, black humour, and parody. In Watermelon Sugar (1968) and The Tokyo-Montana Express are two of his other well-known pieces (1980).

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Richard Brautigan before becoming famous

Richard Brautigan was born in the Zodiac sign Aquarius (The Water-Bearer), and 1935 is the year of the Chinese Zodiac Pig (豬).

He grew up in the Pacific Northwest and spent his teenage years writing for the newspaper at his Oregon high school. He was diagnosed with severe depression as well as paranoid schizophrenia in 1955.

Achievement of Richard Brautigan

He died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head with a.44 Magnum.

Richard Brautigan's Family, Spouse, Dating and Relationship

He was born to a manufacturing worker father and a waitress mother in Tacoma, Washington. He married Virginia Dionne Alder in 1957, and they had one daughter together.

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He grew up in the Pacific Northwest, as did Model Susan Eldridge.

Richard Brautigan Income & Net worth

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Latest information about Richard Brautigan updated on March 17 2023.