 First edition cover | |
| Author | Richard Brautigan |
|---|---|
| Cover artist | Craig Nelson |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Delacorte Press/ Seymour Lawrence |
Publication date | 1977 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Print (Hardback & Paperback) |
| Pages | 220 |
| ISBN | 0-440-02146-4 (hardback edition) |
| OCLC | 2964445 |
| 813/.5/4 | |
| LC Class | PZ4.B826 Dr PS3503.R2736 |
| Preceded by | Sombrero Fallout: A Japanese Novel |
| Followed by | So the Wind Won't Blow It All Away |
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.
