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Jubilee Hitchhiker
Jubilee Hitchhiker: The Life and Times of Richard Brautigan | William Hjortsberg
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Confident and robust, Jubilee Hitchhiker is an comprehensive biography of late novelist and poet Richard Brautigan, author of Troutfishing in America and A Confederate General from Big Sur, among many others. When Brautigan took his own life in September of 1984 his close friends and network of artists and writers were devastated though not entirely surprised. To many, Brautigan was shrouded in enigma, erratic and unpredictable in his habits and presentation. But his career was formidable, an inspiration to young writers like William Hjortsberg trying to get their start. Brautigans career wove its way through both the Beat-influenced San Francisco Renaissance in the 1950s and the Flower Power hippie movement of the 1960s; while he never claimed direct artistic involvement with either period, Jubilee Hitchhiker also delves deeply into the spirited times in which he lived. As Hjortsberg guides us through his search to uncover Brautigan as a man the reader is pulled deeply into the writers world. Ultimately this is a work that seeks to connect the Brautigan known to his fans with the man who ended his life so abruptly in 1984 while revealing the close ties between his writing and the actual events of his life. Part history, part biography, and part memoir, Jubilee Hitchhiker etches the portrait of a man destroyed by his genius.
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ApoptyGina69
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Quite a massive read, but well worth it if you are interested in San Francisco history, the Beats, poetry, fishing, communal living, etc. Brautigan's obit was the first I ever clipped from the NYTimes in 1984.

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CherylDeFranceschi
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TBR Tuesday- The "monster" pile.

IndyHannaJones What is the brown book with the fancy gold script? 8y
MrBook Great pic! Luscious. 8y
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Owlizabeth I've had The Instructions sitting on my shelf intimidating me forever. One day I'll have the courage to start it. 8y
CherylDeFranceschi @Owlizabeth Maybe we can buddy-read it at some point. I'm in the same boat. 8y
Mayread Hard cover envy. Pretty pretty stack. Is that a first ed Highsmith? 8y
CherylDeFranceschi @Skiles It's a gigantic bio of Highsmith, and it is not the 1st Edition. Gift promised from BF- he's always late... 8y
Mayread @CherylDeFranceschi oh my. That's what I get for litsy-ing sans contact lenses. Better late than never. SO's who by books are generally keepers. :) And I'll now be adding the book to my stack... 8y
CherylDeFranceschi @Skiles Ah- the never-diminishing TBR stacks! How awesome are they? 8y
Mayread @CherylDeFranceschi My befside table is threatening to topple over. 8y
readinginthedark At least it's pretty! :) 8y
CherylDeFranceschi @readinginthedark Thank you! My family doesn't always see it that way... 8y
readinginthedark @CherylDeFranceschi My husband is the same way! 😂 8y
ErickaS_Flyleafunfurled The talented Miss Highsmith indeed!! 8y
GuiltyFeat @Owlizabeth I blitzed through The Instructions in no time. Not at all intimidating. Really fine book. 8y
Owlizabeth @GuiltyFeat I could use the workout, I suppose 💪🏼 8y
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