Description
Paperback cover has some wear and fraying on the edges and down the spine. Pages are clean and the binding is secure.
This well-loved copy of Richard Brautigan’s classic novel “In Watermelon Sugar” bears the gentle marks of time and reading. Published in 1968, it was a departure from Brautigan’s earlier works, eschewing traditional plot and narrative for a series of surreal, interconnected vignettes set in a post-apocalyptic commune called iDEATH. With its unique style and counterculture themes, the book became a cult favorite and emblem of the 1960s counterculture movement. Brautigan’s poetic, dreamlike prose paints a vivid picture of an idealized society built on the ruins of the old, where watermelons provide both sustenance and the building blocks of a new civilization. This edition, though showing its age, invites readers to lose themselves in Brautigan’s whimsical and visionary world. For collectors, it offers a tangible connection to a seminal work of 20th century American literature that challenged conventions and captured the spirit of an era.
