The Hawkline Monster: A Gothic Western

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The Hawkline Monster: A Gothic Western

First edition
Author	Richard Brautigan
Cover artist	Wendell Minor
Language	English
Publisher	Simon & Schuster
Publication date	September 1974
Publication place	United States
Media type	Print (hardback & paperback)
Pages	216
ISBN	0-671-21809-3 (hardback edition)
OCLC	868088
Dewey Decimal	813/.5/4
LC Class	PZ4.B826 Haw PS3503.R2736
Preceded by	The Abortion: An Historical Romance 1966
Followed by	Willard and His Bowling Trophies: A Perverse Mystery

The Hawkline Monster: A Gothic Western is a novel by Richard Brautigan first published in 1974.^[1] The novel is his fifth published novel, and a parody of Western and Gothic novels.^[1]