Richard Brautigan
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Richard Brautigan was an American novelist and poet known for his whimsical, surreal, and genre-blending works that became emblematic of 1960s counterculture literature.
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|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American writer
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human ⓘ novelist ⓘ poet ⓘ short story writer ⓘ |
| associatedWithMovement | Beat generation (late association) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithPlace | San Francisco, California, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Cremated (ashes scattered in the Pacific Ocean) ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | suicide by firearm ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1935-01-30 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1984-09-14 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Eugene High School NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Brautigan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fullName | Richard Gary Brautigan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
absurdist fiction
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poetry ⓘ surrealist fiction ⓘ |
| givenName | Richard ⓘ |
| hasChild | Ianthe Brautigan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasWritingPeriod |
1960s
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1970s ⓘ early 1980s ⓘ |
| influencedBy | American counterculture ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| movement |
1960s counterculture
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postmodern literature ⓘ |
| notableFor | 1960s counterculture literature ⓘ |
| notableWork |
A Confederate General from Big Sur
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Dreaming of Babylon NERFINISHED ⓘ In Watermelon Sugar NERFINISHED ⓘ Revenge of the Lawn NERFINISHED ⓘ Rommel Drives on Deep into Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ So the Wind Won't Blow It All Away NERFINISHED ⓘ Sombrero Fallout NERFINISHED ⓘ The Abortion: An Historical Romance 1966 NERFINISHED ⓘ The Hawkline Monster NERFINISHED ⓘ The Pill Versus the Springhill Mine Disaster NERFINISHED ⓘ Trout Fishing in America NERFINISHED ⓘ Willard and His Bowling Trophies NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
novelist
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poet ⓘ short story writer ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Tacoma, Washington, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Bolinas, California, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| style |
genre-blending
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surreal ⓘ whimsical ⓘ |
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