Sombrero Fallout: A Japanese Novel
Sombrero Fallout: A Japanese Novel is Richard Brautigan's seventh novel, completed in 1975 it was published the following year.
Sombrero Fallout is a novel which follows two stories. The first revolves around a humorist in San Francisco in 1972 trying to cope with the recent loss of his Japanese lover, which includes various dreams the ex-lover is having. During a particular fit, the author becomes dissatisfied with a story he had just begun about a sombrero falling from the sky. This story eventually takes on a life of its own, including a heroic cameo appearance by Norman Mailer.
Publication history
- 1976, US, Simon & Schuster,, Pub date Sep 1976, Hardback
- 1977, UK, Jonathan Cape,, Pub date Mar 1977, Hardback
- 1978, US, Simon & Schuster,, Paperback
- 1978, UK, Macmillan,, Pub date Nov 1978, Paperback
- 1987, UK, Arena/Arrow,, Pub date 02 Apr 1987, Paperback
- 1998, UK, Rebel Inc,, Pub date May 1998, Paperback
- 2001, UK, Rebel Inc,, Pub date 02 Jun 2001
- 2012, UK, Canongate,, Paperback