The hawkline monster

a gothic Western

216 pages

English language

Published April 6, 1974 by Simon & Schuster.

ISBN:
978-0-671-21809-6
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This is the first edition first printing numbers 1-10 - DJ has price of $5.95 . Back has a picture of Brautigan leaning against a mail box.

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Funny and creepy and silly all at once

Short and really funny. Silly and weird yet down-to-earth.

The prose is solidly conversational, yet has this slight whimsy that kind of makes fun of itself. It's like it's a good example and a parody at the same time.

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  • Oregon -- Fiction