Brautigan Bibliography and Archive is a definitive, comprehensive resource focusing on the writings and life of American novelist and poet Richard Gary Brautigan (1935-1984).

Information from diverse sources is collected and cross-referenced here. The result is a trusted, three-dimensional, critical mass of information about Richard Brautigan, the writer, and the man.
Brautigan Bibliography and Archive provides information and resources for all of Richard Brautigan's novels, poetry, stories, collections, recordings, essays and other non-fiction writings, and speciality publications. Annotated and/or full text reviews and criticism are provided for each Brautigan publication.

Various bibliographies, biographical information, genealogical information, indexes, eulogies, sound files, images and links to additional internal and external resources help contextualize Brautigan's works and life and provide an accounting of his continuing inspiration.
The purpose of Brautigan Bibliography and Archive is to preserve, organize, and add value to a body of knowledge concerning Richard Brautigan, his writings and life.

Since many of Brautigan's writings are out of print and much of the critical work related to his writing(s) remains obscure, hard-to-find, or unavailable, this website serves to provide long-term preservation.

The information collected here is organized with the help of metadata to communicate its content within a larger body of knowledge, as well as its meaning and value. This information is annotated, discussed, and linked along obvious or heretofore unknown connections.

The addition of value comes through the generation of new sources of information and knowledge, or new ways of looking at or using existent information sources.

This website is educational and noncommercial. Brautigan Bibliography and Archive is intended for teaching, scholarship, and research. No attempt is made or implied regarding commercial duplication and/or dissemination of any of the works or information referenced herein.

Individuals using this information should respect the various rights held by the original authors of this material, use it only with the express permission of the respective copyright owner, and properly acknowledge said permission.

Much of this information has been compiled collaboratively, working with its original authors, or others who knew Richard Brautigan professionally or personally. If you can add additional information, correct mistakes, or provide other information that will benefit the efforts of this project, please contribute.
I have worked on Brautigan Bibliography and Archive since I first met Richard Brautigan, in early 1982, in Bozeman, Montana. Since then many people have helped and continue to support my efforts. Thanks to . . .

Richard Brautigan, who, over several nights, and afternoons, of "cool drinks" in the Eagles Club in downtown Bozeman, told me a bit about himself and his work.

Richard Bleiler, a reference librarian at the University of Alabama at Birmingham told me a Brautigan Bibliography and Archive was a worthy research project.

Steve Wilson at McFarland Press told me he was happy to publish Richard Brautigan: An Annotated Bibliography and Richard Brautigan: Essays on the Writings and Life.

Folks around the world, who, after Richard Brautigan: An Annotated Bibliography went out of print and was no longer available, inspired me to move all my research online and publish this bibliography myself.

Christian Nelson, publisher and editor of Kumquat Meringue, convinced me to continue compiling and cross-linking references to Brautigan and his work, especially when I despaired that anyone would be interested.

Keith Abbott, Robert Creeley, Kenn Davis, Helen Donlon, Doug Grose, Steve Heilig, William (Gatz) Hjortsberg, Richard Hughey, Alastair Johnston, Greg Keeler, Ted Latty, Steven Moore, James Musser, Craig Showalter, Michael Sloan, Erik Weber, and Fred Wright shared their own work and resources and helped me provide a lot more information about Brautigan's life.

Liviu Bleoca (Romania), Éric Dejaeger (Belgium), Jonas Ellerström (Sweden), Birgit Ferran (Spain), Mark Gilbert (Australia), Kazuko Fujimoto Goodman (Japan), Jan Rune Holmevik (Norway), Hans-Peter Kraus (Germany), Jen Leibhart (Australia), Rob McLennan (Canada), Kevin Ring (England), Neil Schiller (England), Martin Stein (Germany), Walter Franceschi (Italy), Enrico Monti (Italy), and Marco Zapparoli (Italy) made valuable contributions, often with regard to Brautigan's work in translation.

Denis R. Robillard, a great Canadian poet, was extremely generous to share his research of fellow Canadian Marcia Pacaud, a subject of several Brautigan poems. He also shared information about Charles Plymell and Ontario poet Patrice Desbiens (Dans Lapres Midi Cardiaque, published in Sudbury, 1985) both of whom referred to Brautigan in their own work. Finally, Denis contributed his own poetry to my occasional literary magazine, Change, modeled after a similar venture by Brautigan.

John M. Rose, devoted hours and hours to proofread the entire Brautigan Bibliography and Archive. He called it a labor of love. I call it a gift and certainly appreciate his time and effort!

My wife Dene calls Brautigan Bibliography and Archive "John's Obsession" but never complains about the hours I spend researching and working on it. In fact, she encourages me and often facilitates my efforts in numerous ways. I am honored to be with her.

Finally, there are many many people around the world who read and use Brautigan Bibliography and Archive. Some write to share their thoughts, to discuss ideas for Brautigan-related projects they would like to undertake, to seek help locating someone mentioned in the bibliography, or to ask for further information. Others I never hear from but I know you are out there.

I appreciate the support each of you lends this effort. Brautigan continues to inspire and interest fans, readers, and scholars around the world and I am pleased that we can connect through Brautigan Bibliography and Archive.

Thank you, all of you!
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