Ianthe Elizabeth Brautigan

Ianthe Elizabeth Brautigan (born 25 March, 1960) is an American writer and daughter of author Richard Brautigan.

Ianthe Elizabeth Brautigan was born on March 25, 1960 in San Francisco, California. Her parents separated when she was only three and spent most of her young life with her father. Her first book "You Can't Catch Death: A Daughter's Memoir" was published in 2000. She writes about her father and the impact his suicide had on her own life. She was just nine years old when he first told her that he wanted to kill himself, but she was 24 before he finally did so. The book is written in a similar way to her father's work, with short chapters and an impressionistic style. She describes her early life in Montana, spending time with her father and his beat generation friends, such as the writers Tom McGuane and Jim Harrison. She travelled with him to Hawaii and Japan.

She is married with one daughter and currently lives in Sonoma County, California, where she teaches English and Creative Writing at Santa Rosa Junior College. [http://www.canongate.net/IantheBrautigan]

Works

"You Can't Catch Death: A Daughter's Memoir" (2000; ISBN 0-312-26418-6)

External links

* [http://www.canongate.net/YouCanTCatchDeath "You Can't Catch Death"] at Canongate Books
* [http://cecilvortex.com/swath/2008/03/31/an_interview_with_ianthe_brautigan.html An interview with Ianthe Brautigan on creativity and the creative process -- about-creativity.com March 31, 2008]