The Abortion, Richard Brautigan
The Abortion, Richard Brautigan
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The Abortion
An Historical Romance 1966

Author: Richard Brautigan

Narrator: Will Damron

Unabridged: 4 hr 23 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 11/29/2016

Categories: Fiction

Synopsis

A public library in California where none of the books have ever been published is full of romantic possibilities. But when the librarian and his girlfriend must travel to Tijuana, the Kingdom of Fire and Water, they experience a series of strange encounters.

About Richard Brautigan

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.

About Will Damron

Will Damron has won several Earphones Awards and been a finalist for the prestigious Audie Award for best narration. He has had acting roles off-Broadway and on stage and screen throughout the country.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Vit

The Abortion: An Historical Romance is extremely lyrical and it is also one of the best novels by one of the most original writers of his generation. ‘Where do you live?’ I said. ‘The Kit Carson Hotel,’ she said. ‘And I’ve written a book,’ Then she handed it proudly to me as if it were the most preci......more

Goodreads review by Stefanie

Full disclosure, I did not finish this book. I wanted to love it after hearing an NPR This American Life episode titled "Room of Requirement," which focused on libraries (I'm a library nerd). The writer who narrates part of the episode talks at length about how he reads this book every year and how......more

Goodreads review by Maria

Λοιπόν κοίτα να δεις τι έπαθα με αυτό το βιβλίο. Με δυο γραμμές μπορώ να σου πω ότι ανάθεμα και κατάλαβα ποιο ήταν το βαθύτερο νόημα που ήθελε να περάσει ο συγγραφέας αλλά από την άλλη ήταν αρκετά τρελούτσικο για να μου αφήσει μια ιδιαίτερα ευχάριστη γεύση τελειώνοντας το. Απλό, χωρίς κουραστική φλυα......more

Goodreads review by Brian

This is a beautiful library, timed perfectly, lush and American. I think it was right after reading Brautigan's A Confederate General From Big Sur that I learned of his project to start a library for all those unpublished books, written by amateurs and professionals alike, and in Brautigan's own word......more

Goodreads review by Ed

This book is so damn charming and lovable. Imagine this: a 31 year old hippie operates a library in San Fransisco, where anyone can be an author - just bring in your manuscript and put it up on the shelves. He doesn't get paid, he works because he thinks the work is important. One day, a woman comes......more

Quotes

“Mr. Brautigan’s prose is spirited and ingenious, and he defies sentimental convention.” The Atlantic

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