Sombrero Fallout: A Japanese Novel
1976 novel by Richard Brautigan From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Sombrero Fallout: A Japanese Novel is Richard Brautigan's seventh novel, completed in 1975 it was published the following year.
First edition | |
| Author | Richard Brautigan |
|---|---|
| Cover artist | John Ansado |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Simon & Schuster |
Publication date | 1976 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Print (Hardback & Paperback) |
| Pages | 187 |
| ISBN | 0-671-22331-3 |
| OCLC | 2213273 |
| 813/.5/4 | |
| LC Class | PZ4.B826 So PS3503.R2736 |
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
- 1976, US, Simon & Schuster, ISBN 0-671-22331-3, Pub date Sep 1976, Hardback
- 1977, UK, Jonathan Cape, ISBN 0-224-01371-8, Pub date Mar 1977, Hardback
- 1978, US, Simon & Schuster, ISBN 0-671-23025-5, Paperback
- 1978, UK, Macmillan, ISBN 0-330-25548-7, Pub date Nov 1978, Paperback
- 1987, UK, Arena/Arrow, ISBN 0-09-939110-4, Pub date 02 Apr 1987, Paperback
- 1998, UK, Rebel Inc, ISBN 0-86241-801-1, Pub date May 1998, Paperback
- 2001, UK, Rebel Inc, ISBN 1-84195-137-4, Pub date 02 Jun 2001
- 2012, UK, Canongate, ISBN 0-85786-264-2, Paperback
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.
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