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Bowling Trophies, Paul Newman, Story of O, Papier Mache
Another sad, moving, funny slice of midwest american weirdness from Richard god rest his weary soul.. Think Coen Brothers meet Woody Allen over a couple of bongs. Basically it's about three brothers who go on the rampage looking for their stolen bowling trophies but it's not really about them at all - it's about Bob and Constance and "the Story of O Game". It's about love and loss. You must seek out this book and read it and then you will be a better person.
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Prestige, open-ended, intimate and spare.
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Richard Gary Brautigan (January 30, 1935 – ca. September 16, 1984) was an American novelist, poet, and short story writer. His work often clinically and surrealistically employs black comedy, parody, and satire, with emotionally blunt prose describing pastoral American life intertwining with technological progress. He is best known for his novels Trout Fishing in America (1967) and In Watermelon Sugar (1968). Brautigan began his career as a poet, with his first collection being published in 1957. He made his debut as a novelist with A Confederate General from Big Sur (1964), about a seemingly delusional man who believes himself to be the descendant of a Confederate general. Brautigan would g
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