Richard Brautigan's Trout Fishing in America ; the Pill Versus the Springhill Mine Disaster ; and, in Watermelon Sugar Summary
Richard Brautigan

Richard Brautigan's Trout Fishing in America ; the Pill Versus the Springhill Mine Disaster ; and, in Watermelon Sugar Summary

Trout Fishing in America is not only the title of the first of these three works, but also the name of a character within the novella as well as a metaphor for the spiritual quest for the pure and authentic truth that lies at the book's heart. Devoid of the conventional devices of plot such as conflict, character development, crisis, and resolution, the story unfolds in an episodic manner of seemingly...

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