Trout Fishing in America

Trout Fishing in America (ISBN 0395500761) is a book published by Richard Brautigan in 1967. This is Brautigan's first novel. He wrote it before A Confederate General From Big Sur which was published first. The phrase Trout Fishing in America is used in multiple ways: It is the title of the book, a character, a hotel, the act of fishing itself, a modifier (there is a character named Trout Fishing in America Shorty), etc. W. P. Kinsella cited it as a major influence on his 1985 book, "The Alligator Report."

Related Topics:
Richard Brautigan - 1967 - W. P. Kinsella - 1985

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Trout Fishing in America is also the name of a band that took its name from the novel. It consists of Ezra Idlet (guitar) and Keith Grimwood (bass).

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