Richard Brautigan

Richard Brautigan
Born	Richard Gary Brautigan (1935-01-30)January 30, 1935 Tacoma, Washington, U.S.
Died	c. September 16, 1984(1984-09-16) (aged 49) Bolinas, California, U.S.
Occupation	Novelist poet short story writer
Genre	Magic realism gothic Western fabulation black comedy satire psychological fiction
Literary movement	Postmodernism
Notable works	Trout Fishing in America (1967) In Watermelon Sugar (1968) Willard and His Bowling Trophies: A Perverse Mystery (1975)

Richard Gary Brautigan (January 30, 1935 – c. September 16, 1984) was an American novelist, poet, and short story writer. A prolific writer, he wrote throughout his life and published ten novels, two collections of short stories, and four books of poetry. Brautigan's work has been published both in the United States and internationally throughout Europe, Japan, and China. He is best known for his novels Trout Fishing in America (1967), In Watermelon Sugar (1968), and The Abortion: An Historical Romance 1966 (1971).