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Cover artist John Ansado Language English Pages 187 Genre Novel OCLC 2213273 | 4/5 Goodreads Country United States Publication date 1976 Originally published 1976 Page count 187 Publisher Simon & Schuster | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sombrero Fallout: A Japanese Novel is Richard Brautigan's seventh novel, completed in 1975 it was published the following year.
Sombrero Fallout is a novel which follows two stories. The first revolves around a humorist in San Francisco in 1972 trying to cope with the recent loss of his Japanese lover, which includes various dreams the ex-lover is having. During a particular fit, the author becomes dissatisfied with a story he had just begun about a sombrero falling from the sky. This story eventually takes on a life of its own, including a heroic cameo appearance by Norman Mailer.
Publication history
The 2012 Canongate edition includes an introduction by Jarvis Cocker who chose the book to accompany him on BBC Radio 4's Desert Island Discs in 2005.
References
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