Richard Brautigan Books in Order
18 books are credited to Richard Brautigan, published between 1959 and 2006; 2 of them appeared after Richard Brautigan's death in 1984. The first book is Lay the Marble Tea (1959) and the newest is Richard Prince: Hippie Drawings (2006). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 18
- Published
- 1959–2006
- Pages on record
- 1,750 in 11 of 18 books
- Reading time
- 29–44 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 1,750 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 11 of 18 titles with a page count on record.
Richard Brautigan, born Richard Gary Brautigan on 30 January 1935 and died around 16 September 1984, was an American novelist, poet and short story writer. Brautigan published ten novels, two short story collections and ten books of poetry, and the work has appeared in the United States, across Europe, in Japan and in China. Trout Fishing in America (1967), In Watermelon Sugar (1968) and The Abortion are the best known of them. The catalogue holds 18 titles from Lay the Marble Tea (1959) to Richard Prince: Hippie Drawings (2006), with the 1970s the heaviest decade. San Francisco, librarians and libraries recur as subjects.
How many Richard Brautigan books are there?
Richard Brautigan has 18 books, released between 1959 and 2006. 2 of them were published after Richard Brautigan's death in 1984.
Richard Brautigan Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 18 Richard Brautigan books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.
- 1Lay the Marble Tea1959 · confirmed 1/41959–1/4
- 2Confederate General from Big Sur1965 · confirmed 1/41965–1/4
- 3The Abortion1966 · 226 pages · confirmed 1/419662261/4
- 4Trout Fishing In America1967 · 112 pages · confirmed 1/419671121/4
- 5The Pill vs. the Springhill Mine Disaster1968 · 108 pages · confirmed 1/419681081/4
- 6In Watermelon Sugar1968 · confirmed 1/41968–1/4
- 7Rommel Drives on Deep Into Egypt1970 · confirmed 1/41970–1/4
- 8Revenge of the Lawn1971 · 146 pages · confirmed 1/419711461/4
- 9The Hawkline Monster1974 · 216 pages · confirmed 1/419742161/4
- 10Willard and His Bowling Trophies1975 · 167 pages · confirmed 1/419751671/4
- 11Loading Mercury With a Pitchfork1976 · 127 pages · confirmed 1/419761271/4
- 12Sombrero Fallout1976 · 187 pages · confirmed 1/419761871/4
- 13June 30th, June 30th1977 · confirmed 1/41977–1/4
- 14Dreaming of Babylon1977 · 220 pages · confirmed 1/419772201/4
- 15The Tokyo-Montana Express1980 · confirmed 1/41980–1/4
- 16So the Wind Won't Blow It All Away1982 · 131 pages · confirmed 1/419821311/4
- 17An Unfortunate Woman1994 · 110 pages · confirmed 1/419941101/4
- 18Richard Prince: Hippie Drawings2006 · confirmed 1/42006–1/4
Richard Brautigan books grouped by series
Each title below is a row in the publication-order table above. None of these groups has a reading-order page of its own on this site.
Standalone books
18 books18 Richard Brautigan titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read Richard Brautigan books in order?
No. No source lists any of the 18 Richard Brautigan books here as part of a series. The numbered table above gives them by publication date.
Where to start with Richard Brautigan
Start with Lay the Marble Tea (1959), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Richard Brautigan book?
Richard Prince: Hippie Drawings (2006) is the newest Richard Brautigan book released so far.
Is there a new Richard Brautigan book coming?
No next Richard Brautigan book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Richard Brautigan at a glance
- Died
- Richard Brautigan died in 1984, according to Wikidata.
- After death
- Books credited to Richard Brautigan are still being published after Richard Brautigan's death in 1984; the newest appeared in 2006.
- Release pace
- Richard Brautigan books have appeared about one every 3 years on average.
- Length
- 1,750 pages across the 11 of 18 books with a recorded length, a median of 146 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Richard Brautigan books, 8 of 18, were published in the 1970s.
What the Richard Brautigan books are about
13 of the 18 Richard Brautigan books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: authors is tagged on 2 of 13. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Authors 2 of 13 books
- Social conditions 2 of 13 books
- Social history 2 of 13 books