If you’re looking for a Spanish version (Castilian) of Trout Fishing in America, here you go – La pesca de la trucha en América from Blackie Books in Barcelona.
The cover sketch of Richard was done by Anders Brekhus Nilsen
Sat 11 Sep 2010
the brautigan library finally has a home
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mark your calendars for October 7th!!
richard’s novel, the abortion: an historical romance 1966, takes place in a library where anyone can contribute a book as long as they deliver it by hand (& have written it!). it’s a great (pre-internet) idea where anyone can be a ‘published’ author with their book sitting on a library shelf.
such a great idea that in the early ’90s, Todd Lockwood set one up in Vermont. It was around 2005 when the library needed a new location & (I think) Todd stopped accepting books. Apparently he has about 350-400 books.
there was talk for a while of the Presidio branch of the San Francisico public library system bringing Todd’s library there. after all, the Presdio branch was the setting for richard’s book & people often thought it functioned as an abortion style library. for whatever reasons that didn’t end up happening but Todd’s library is getting a new home next month!
The Clark County Historical Museum in Vancouver Washington (USA) will become the permanent host of the Brautigan Library!
Oct 7th is the opening with Dr. John Barber presenting on ‘The Brautigan Library Challenge’ and both Ianthe Brautigan & Todd Lockwood in attendance.
If you’re anywhere nearbys, this sounds like a great event! If anyone gets pix, I’d love to link to them or post them for you. Also feel free to comment here!
For more info:
article on the Presidio branch’s renovations & special relationship with Richard Brautigan – from March 2010
for more on the brautigan library – see thebrautiganlibrary.org
Sat 15 May 2010
for 1 nite only – an ‘abortion’ style library in Sydney AU
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On Friday May 21st, even books is hosting
THE LIBRARY OF UNWRITTEN BOOKS – a night in honour of Richard Brautigan’s The Abortion, or, library lovers and amateur writers unite!
here’s their description:
Don’t be put off by the title; you only need to be willing to expel stories, not babies! This swinging sixties classic is a parody of the romance genre in which a librarian falls in love with a traffic-stopping beauty. Love leads to sex, sex leads to babies, babies lead to Tijuana … but the real point is the sweet library that Brautigan invents, to which anyone can submit a story; sketched in crayon, daubed with jam, heaving with mathematical calculations. Anything goes! We’ll have a real-live librarian on hand to accept your manuscripts, along with the psychedelic strains of local shoegazers, a listening corner, Tijuana tequila times, human dioramas and more.
the event is at: From 7pm-11pm, ClubHouse @ Performance Space, 245 Wilson St, Eveleigh.
if anyone goes, please let us know how it was!
Mon 26 Apr 2010
The Garlic Meat Lady
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Here’s another video from @BoundToBeRead to celebrate their national poetry month. Writer/blogger Mickey Dubrow (writer & blogger) reads “The Garlic Meat Lady”. I love his commentary at the end too – anyone who mixes food & sex & fun is ok in my book too!
Sat 24 Apr 2010
Yes, the Fish Music
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A reading of Yes, the Fish Music on youtube via Bound To Be Read
Thu 1 Apr 2010
ianthe at reading series in June (Sausalito)
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i found this article about a woman who has organised a literary reading series called Why There Are Words in Sausalito California. the article says Ianthe will be reading at the June meeting.
Fri 19 Feb 2010
installation
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Below is a video of an art installation called ‘Brautigan 2009′. It was at the Headlands Center for the Arts in Sausalito California. From what I can tell, it looks like the exhibit was there in about June of 2009.
Chris Sollars is the artist behind the sculpture/multi-media installation. He has a page with lots of pix & info on his site.
The artist represents 7 of Richard’s books:
Revenge of the Lawn (I love the green plastic lawn chair!)
Rommel Drives on Deep into Egypt
A Confederate General from Big Sur
In Watermelon Sugar
The Pill vs The Springhill Mine Disaster
The Abortion
Trout Fishing in America
I love the simplicity of each book’s installation.
Mon 15 Feb 2010
art in baltimore – waterfall (for richard brautigan)
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If you’re in baltimore, MD, USA, you might want to check out this – waterfall (for richard brautigan). It runs til Feb 27 or March 27 depending on what website you read. UPDATE: confirmed it’s Feb 27th.
Waterfall (for Richard Brautigan) - courtesy of the artist
The artist, evan la londe, credits living in upstate New York, growing up in the woods and Brautigan’s ‘Knock on Wood (Part Two)’ from Trout Fishing in America as the inspiration for this piece. Of that story, Evan says:
The story is filled with a magic that I love; it’s phenomenological and metaphorical all at once.
There was a temporary installation of this piece last October in Prettyboy Reservoir, outside of Parkton MD. Now it has moved to Baltimore to an art gallery called School33. Details of the venue: school33
Evan is currently working on a video of the installation. He’s got some cool pix showing the build on Flickr.
In Progress - courtesy of the artist
Wed 10 Feb 2010
New book: Following Richard Brautigan
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There’s a new book out March 31st by Corey Mesler that’s inspired by Richard.
Following Richard Brautigan is a coming of age story and a road trip and a tale of love and so much more. You can pre-order it at Amazon (link below. )
There’s also a visual trip (video) of Corey reading the first chapter(s). I think he sounds a bit like Richard.
Mon 8 Feb 2010
NPR interview with Billy Collins
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Billy Collins being interviewed about the re-issue of Trout Fishing in America. He also reads excerpts from the book.
from wbur.org NPR – aired Feb 6 – listen here