excerpt from novel, first published in 1964 (Dell Publishing)--copyright estate of Richard Brautigan; image of metal trout from etsy.com, image of Brautigan from Brittanica
This droll, absurdist novel seemed to capture something important about the era in which it was written. The first chapter is actually "THE COVER FOR TROUT FISHING IN AMERICA," which concerns the iconic photo of Brautigan (1935-1984) with a woman friend in the Washington Square park in San Francisco. But this second chapter has always felt like a beginning.
This droll, absurdist novel seemed to capture something important about the era in which it was written. The first chapter is actually "THE COVER FOR TROUT FISHING IN AMERICA," which concerns the iconic photo of Brautigan (1935-1984) with a woman friend in the Washington Square park in San Francisco. But this second chapter has always felt like a beginning.
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