The Hawkline Monster
Description
Two hired gunslingers accept an unusual assignment from a mysterious woman at an isolated mansion, where the boundaries between the American West and Gothic nightmare begin to blur. As they investigate the house and its strange inhabitants, the novel delivers an offbeat adventure filled with menace, absurdity, and dark humor. Blending Western conventions with haunted-house fiction, it playfully explores violence, identity, and the instability of reality. Its surreal atmosphere and deadpan wit showcase Richard Brautigan’s distinctive talent for turning familiar genre stories into something wholly unexpected.
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paperback
Touchstone
Published Sep 15, 1975
ISBN: 9780671221560
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First Published
1974
Language
eng
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