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.

Dreaming of Babylon: A Private Eye Novel 1942
First edition cover
AuthorRichard Brautigan
Cover artistCraig Nelson
LanguageEnglish
PublisherDelacorte Press/ Seymour Lawrence
Publication date
1977
Publication placeUnited States
Media typePrint (Hardback & Paperback)
Pages220
ISBN0-440-02146-4 (hardback edition)
OCLC2964445
813/.5/4
LC ClassPZ4.B826 Dr PS3503.R2736
Preceded bySombrero Fallout: A Japanese Novel 
Followed bySo the Wind Won't Blow It All Away 
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