Richard Brautigan Week: A Brief Introduction

21 January 2007

It is Richard Brautigan's birthday on 30 January. To celebrate the man (and his work), Dogmatika is turning the blog over to all-things Brautigan for the week.

There already exists two great resources on-line dedicated to Richard Brautigan -- the Richard Brautigan Bibliography and Archive, run by John F. Barker, and The Brautigan Pages -- so, why bother? Richard Brautigan should be a household name (he isn't). His books should be mandatory reading (they aren't, at least not in Europe; despite some valiant efforts, a lot of his work has gone out-of-print). If you haven't read Richard Brautigan, there's something wrong with you. Don't just take my word, check back tomorrow and read Peter Wild's essay on Richard Brautigan. Then you'll understand what the fuss is about.

Meantime, listen to Jarvis Cocker read from The Tokyo-Montana Express.