Dreaming of Babylon: A Private Eye Novel 1942
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Dreaming of Babylon: A Private Eye Novel 1942 is Richard Brautigan
's eighth novel and was published in 1977. It is a black comedy
set in San Francisco in 1942. The central character, C. Card, is no Sam Spade
, but actually does do detective
work of a sort, when he's not off dreaming of Babylon
.
Richard Brautigan
Richard Gary Brautigan was an American novelist, poet, and short story writer. His work often employs black comedy, parody, and satire. He is best known for his 1967 novel Trout Fishing in America.- Early life :...
's eighth novel and was published in 1977. It is a black comedy
Black comedy
A black comedy, or dark comedy, is a comic work that employs black humor or gallows humor. The definition of black humor is problematic; it has been argued that it corresponds to the earlier concept of gallows humor; and that, as humor has been defined since Freud as a comedic act that anesthetizes...
set in San Francisco in 1942. The central character, C. Card, is no Sam Spade
Sam Spade
Sam Spade is a fictional character who is the protagonist of Dashiell Hammett's 1930 novel The Maltese Falcon and the various films and adaptations based on it, as well as in three lesser known short stories by Hammett....
, but actually does do detective
Detective
A detective is an investigator, either a member of a police agency or a private person. The latter may be known as private investigators or "private eyes"...
work of a sort, when he's not off dreaming of Babylon
Babylon
Babylon was an Akkadian city-state of ancient Mesopotamia, the remains of which are found in present-day Al Hillah, Babil Province, Iraq, about 85 kilometers south of Baghdad...
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