In Watermelon Sugar by The Estate of Richard Brautigan - ISBN: 9781529982749
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Watermelon sugar dreams meet forgotten works, a psychedelic, post-apocalyptic tale.
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    20 October 2026

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Summary

Relish a BRIEF ENCOUNTER with Richard Brautigan, the whimsical poet of the counterculture, in his surreal and enchanting novel, In Watermelon Sugar.

A psychedelic post-apocalyptic vision of a world on the brink of civil war…

In iDEATH, the sun shines a different colour every day. It is a happy place, made of watermelon, and its inhabitants travel the length of their dreams. But outside its sugared limits a gang of dissenters live among the trash heaps of the Forgotten Works, s…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781529982749
ISBN-10:152998274X
Author:The Estate of Richard Brautigan
Publisher:Vintage Publishing
Imprint:Vintage Classics
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:160
Release Date:20 October 2026
Weight:130g
Dimensions:197mm x 130mm x 13mm
Series:Brief Encounters
About The Author

The Estate of Richard Brautigan

Richard Brautigan was born in Washington in 1935. During the 1950s he moved to California and became involved in the Beat Movement while developing his writing career.

His novels include:

  • Trout Fishing in America
  • A Confederate General from Big Sur
  • The Abortion—An Historical Romance 1966

He has also written:

  • Revenge of the Law (a collection of short stories)
  • The Pill Versus the Springhill Mine Disaster (a book of poems)

He died in 1984.

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