Revenge of the Lawn: Stories, 1962–1970

Author: Richard Brautigan

A collection of 62 very short stories set in 1960s California, particularly around the author’s home town of San Francisco. Richard Brautigan is the author of “Willard & His Bowling Trophies”, “Trout Fishing in America”, “In Watermelon Sugar” & “A Confederate General From Big Sur”.Revenge of the lawn –1692 Cotton Mather newsreel –1/3, 1/3, 1/3 –The gathering of a Califo….Read More

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