| Trout Fishing in America Contributor(s): Brautigan, Richard (Author), Collins, Billy (Introduction by), Ciulla, Chris Andrew (Read by) |
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ISBN: 1504759508 ISBN-13: 9781504759502 Publisher: Blackstone Audiobooks OUR PRICE: $17.96 Product Type: MP3 CD - Other Formats Published: August 2016 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Literary |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 5.3" W x 7.5" (0.20 lbs) |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In its first time in audio and with an introduction written and read by poet Billy Collins, Trout Fishing in America is an indescribable romp, by turns a hilarious, playful, and melancholy novel that wanders from San Francisco through America's culture.Richard Brautigan's world is one of gentle magic and marvelous laughter, of the incredibly beautiful and the beautifully incredible. Trout Fishing in America is a pseudonym for the miraculous. A journey which begins at the foot of the Benjamin Franklin statue in San Francisco's Washington Square, which wanders through the wonders of America's rural waterways, and which ends, inevitably, with mayonnaise. Funny, wild, and sweet, Trout Fishing in America is an incomparable guidebook to the delights of exploration--both of land and mind.Richard Brautigan was a literary idol of the 1960s and 1970s whose comic genius and iconoclastic vision of American life caught the imagination of young people everywhere. His early books became required reading for the hip generation, and on its publication, Trout Fishing in America, considered by many as his best novel, became an international bestseller.With it Brautigan caught the public's attention and became a cult hero. By 1970 Trout Fishing in America had become the namesake of a commune, a free school, an underground newspaper, and more. |
Contributor Bio(s): Brautigan, Richard: - Richard Brautigan (1935-1984) was a literary idol of the 1960s and 1970s whose comic genius and iconoclastic vision of American life caught the imagination of young people everywhere. He was born and raised in Tacoma, Washington, and moved to San Francisco in the mid-1950s when he became involved in the emerging beat scene. During the 1960s, he became one of the most prominent and prolific writers of the counterculture. Out of this period came some of his most famous works, the best known of which are Trout Fishing in America; his collection of poetry, The Pill versus the Springhill Mine Disaster; and his collection of stories, Revenge of the Lawn. Translated the world over, his works helped establish him as one of the most significant American writers of his generation. As his popularity waned towards the end of the 1970s, he became increasingly disillusioned about his work and his life. He committed suicide in 1984. He was the author of eleven novels, ten volumes of poetry, a collection of short stories, and miscellaneous nonfiction pieces, works that often employed parody, satire, and black comedy. Collins, Billy: -Billy Collins served two terms as the Poet Laureate of the United States in 2001 to 2003 and then as the New York State Poet for 2004 through 2006. He is the author of six collections of poetry, including Sailing Alone around the Room; Questions about Angels; The Art of Drowning; and Picnic, Lightning. He is a Distinguished Professor of English at Lehman College of the City University of New York and is the Senior Distinguished Fellow of the Winter Park Institute in Florida. He has won the Mark Twain Award for Humor in Poetry, the Norman Mailer Prize for Poetry, the Levinson Prize, and the Oscar Blumenthal Prize and been named Poetry magazine's Poet of the Year and a New York Public Library Literary Lion, among many other awards and honors. Ciulla, Chris Andrew: -Chris Andrew Ciulla is a credited actor, host, voice actor, producer, boxing commentator/analyst, and radio personality. A versatile performer with over fifteen years of experience, Chris has dedicated his life to entertaining people. He lives in Los Angeles. |