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Richard Brautigan

1935 - 1984

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Richard Gary Brautigan (January 30, 1935 – c. September 16, 1984) was an American novelist, poet, and short story writer. He wrote throughout his life and published ten novels, two collections of short stories, and four books of poetry. Brautigan's work has been published both in the United States and internationally throughout Europe, Japan, and China. He is best known for his novels Trout Fishing in America (1967), In Watermelon Sugar (1968), and The Abortion: An Historical Romance 1966 (1971). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Richard Brautigan is the 2,311th most popular writer (down from 2,017th in 2019), the 3,335th most popular biography from United States (down from 2,547th in 2019) and the 266th most popular American Writer.

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Among writers, Richard Brautigan ranks 2,311 out of 7,302. Before him are Alfred Bester, Rutilius Taurus Aemilianus Palladius, Laura Esquivel, Vladimír Clementis, Kathy Reichs, and Jónas Hallgrímsson. After him are Evelyn Beatrice Hall, Prince Michael of Greece and Denmark, Eduardo Mendoza Garriga, Orderic Vitalis, Lydia Davis, and Wahb ibn Munabbih.

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Among people born in 1935, Richard Brautigan ranks 150. Before him are Lola Novaković, Hans Tilkowski, France-Albert René, Tamara Smirnova, Jan Saudek, and Wang Hongwen. After him are Princess Elisabeth of Denmark, Antonios Naguib, Vladimir Aksyonov, Annie Proulx, Jerry Orbach, and Alfonso López Trujillo. Among people deceased in 1984, Richard Brautigan ranks 86. Before him are George Gallup, Faina Ranevskaya, Ken Carpenter, Jean Prouvé, Christa Schroeder, and Aurelio Peccei. After him are William Powell, Vladimir Chelomey, Richard Basehart, Lee Krasner, Andy Kaufman, and Karl-August Fagerholm.

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Among people born in United States, Richard Brautigan ranks 3,335 out of 20,380. Before him are Brad Little (1954), Kathy Reichs (1948), Earl Boen (1945), James Curtis Hepburn (1815), Tommy Bolin (1951), and Steven Van Zandt (1950). After him are Larry Scott (1938), Grace Slick (1939), Bob Hastings (1925), Henry Hill (1943), Tracy Chapman (1964), and Lydia Davis (1947).

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Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, Richard Brautigan ranks 266. Before him are Harlan Ellison (1934), Suzanne Collins (1962), Lawrence Ferlinghetti (1919), Winston Groom (1943), Alfred Bester (1913), and Kathy Reichs (1948). After him are Lydia Davis (1947), August Derleth (1909), Cornell Woolrich (1903), Joseph D. Pistone (1939), Mary Baker Eddy (1821), and Ben Shapiro (1984).

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