A Confederate General from Big Sur - Softcover

Brautigan, Richard

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0345242130 ISBN 13: 9780345242136

Publisher: Ballantine Books, 1975

Synopsis

[Read by Jim Meskimen]

For the first time in audio, A Confederate General in Big Sur was the late Richard Brautigan's first published novel, written when he was twenty-eight.

California, 1957. Lee Mellon believes he is the descendant of the only Confederate general to have come from Big Sur and is himself a seeker of truth in his own modern-day war against the status quo.

About this title

About the Author:

Richard Brautigan (1935-1984) was a literary idol of the 1960s and 1970s whose comic genius and iconoclastic vision of American life caught the imagination of young people everywhere. He was born and raised in Tacoma, Washington, and moved to San Francisco in the mid-1950s when he became involved in the emerging beat scene. During the 1960s, he became one of the most prominent and prolific writers of the counterculture. Out of this period came some of his most famous works, the best known of which are Trout Fishing in America; his collection of poetry, The Pill versus the Springhill Mine Disaster; and his collection of stories, Revenge of the Lawn. Translated the world over, his works helped establish him as one of the most significant American writers of his generation. As his popularity waned towards the end of the 1970s, he became increasingly disillusioned about his work and his life. He committed suicide in 1984. He was the author of eleven novels, ten volumes of poetry, a collection of short stories, and miscellaneous nonfiction pieces, works that often employed parody, satire, and black comedy.

Jim Meskimen is a stage, film, and television actor who has appeared in many well-known movies and television shows. He acted in Apollo 13 and Frost/Nixon for director Ron Howard, both of which were nominated for Best Picture Oscars. His television appearances include The Fresh Prince of Bel Air, Friends, Lie to Me, Criminal Minds, and Parks and Recreation. He is also a painter, award-winning audiobook narrator, and audiobook director for Galaxy Audio.

Review:

''An absorbing, irritating, and terribly amusing book, that brings to American humor a new and disturbing voice.'' --San Francisco Chronicle

''His style and wit transmit so much energy that energy itself becomes the message. Brautigan ... makes all the senses breathe. Only a hedonist could cram so much life onto a single page.'' --Newsweek

About this edition

• Publisher: Ballantine Books
• Publication date: 1975
• ISBN 10: 0345242130
• ISBN 13: 9780345242136
• Binding: Mass Market Paperback