Revenge of the Lawn is Richard Brautigan in miniature and contains no fewer than 62 ultra-short stories set mainly in Tacoma,Washington (where the author grew up) and in the flower-powered San Francisco of the late fifties and early sixties. In their compacted form,which ranges from the murderously short'The Scarlatti Tilt'to one-page wonders like the sexually poignant poetry of'An Unlimited Supply of 35 Millimetre Film',Brautigan's stories take us into a world where his fleeting glimpses of everyday strangeness leave stories and characters resonating in our heads long after they're gone.
Publisher: Canongate BooksISBN: 9781782113782Number of pages: 160Weight: 123 gDimensions: 198 x 129 x 9 mmEdition: Main - Canons edition
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He was an absolute original who found cause for celebration in the most unlikely places.His writing manages to conjure up a feeling of relaxation and well-being,somehow existing in our reality without being touched by it - easy to fall into and over far too soon. After reading this you'll feel like you've been on holiday with a friendThe verbal humour and zany charm of the book remain quite irresistible.Charming...the stories have memorable or beautifully handled moments of observation
Richard Brautigan
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Sarah Hall is an award-winning British novelist and short story writer.
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