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Richard Brautigan
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American novelist, poet, and short story writer (1935–1984)

Also known as: Brautigan, Richard Gary Brautigan, Ричард Бротиган, 리처드 브라우티건, リチャード・ブローティガン, 理查·布羅提根

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Known works

  • Prentice Hall Literature--Timeless Voices, Timeless Themes--Gold
  • Prentice Hall Literature--Timeless Voices, Timeless Themes--Gold Level
  • Prentice Hall Literature
  • Sombrero fallout (1976)
  • Richard Brautigan's Trout fishing in America ; The pill versus the Springhill mine disaster, and In watermelon sugar (1968)