Sombrero Fallout is one of Richard Brautigan’s most playful and formally inventive late novels, subtitled A Japanese Novel despite being written in California and structured around two parallel narratives: one deeply personal and melancholic, the other absurd and surreal.
The novel juxtaposes heartbreak and whimsy with Brautigan’s characteristic lightness of touch—melding postmodern technique, Zen-inflected humor, and emotional vulnerability. Though often overshadowed by his earlier countercultural works, Sombrero Fallout has gained renewed appreciation as a mature, self-aware reflection on authorship, loss, and imagination.
This copy presents beautifully and would sit comfortably in a curated modern literature collection.
Edition & Publication Details
First Edition (number line present)
Published by Simon and Schuster, A Gulf + Western Company
Copyright 1976 by Richard Brautigan
Designed by Elizabeth Woll
Manufactured in the United States
Condition
Near Fine
Clean, bright boards and sharp corners
Tight binding; no lean
Interior crisp and unmarked
No bookplate, no writing, no library markings
Exceptionally well-preserved example of a 1970s Brautigan hardcover
A notably strong copy for this title.
Sombrero Fallout is one of Richard Brautigan’s most playful and formally inventive late novels, subtitled A Japanese Novel despite being written in California and structured around two parallel narratives: one deeply personal and melancholic, the other absurd and surreal.
The novel juxtaposes heartbreak and whimsy with Brautigan’s characteristic lightness of touch—melding postmodern technique, Zen-inflected humor, and emotional vulnerability. Though often overshadowed by his earlier countercultural works, Sombrero Fallout has gained renewed appreciation as a mature, self-aware reflection on authorship, loss, and imagination.
This copy presents beautifully and would sit comfortably in a curated modern literature collection.
Edition & Publication Details
First Edition (number line present)
Published by Simon and Schuster, A Gulf + Western Company
Copyright 1976 by Richard Brautigan
Designed by Elizabeth Woll
Manufactured in the United States
Condition
Near Fine
Clean, bright boards and sharp corners
Tight binding; no lean
Interior crisp and unmarked
No bookplate, no writing, no library markings
Exceptionally well-preserved example of a 1970s Brautigan hardcover
A notably strong copy for this title.
