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Been Down So Long It Looks Like Up to Me is a novel by Richard Fariña. Parts campus novel and travelogue, the book was first published in 1966 and is largely based on Fariña's college experiences and travels.
- Richard Fariña
- 1966
Jan 9, 2013 · Been Down So Long It Looks Like Up to Me. Richard Fariña, Thomas Pynchon (Introduction) 3.79. 3,456 ratings361 reviews. A witty, psychedelic, and telling novel of the 1960s. Richard Fariña evokes the Sixties as precisely, wittily, and poignantly as F. Scott Fitzgerald captured the Jazz Age.
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May 1, 1996 · A witty, psychedelic, and telling novel of the 1960s. Richard Fariña evokes the Sixties as precisely, wittily, and poignantly as F. Scott Fitzgerald captured the Jazz Age.
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- Richard Fariña
- Richard Fariña
Sep 15, 1971 · A 1971 drama film based on Richard Farina's novel about a free-thinking student in 1958. The title comes from a song by Furry Lewis and is also referenced by The Doors.
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- Drama
- Jeffrey Young
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Jan 5, 2024 · “I’ve Been Down So Long (It Looks Like Up to Me)” by Nancy Sinatra is a song that resonates deeply with me as a digital nomad. Its melancholic yet hopeful tone serves as a reminder of the strength and resilience of the human spirit.
- Melvin Duke
A 1971 comedy film about a college student who joins the counterculture movement and travels to Mexico and Cuba. The title is a play on the expression "been down so long it looks like up to me".
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"Been Down So Long" is a song by the American rock band the Doors. It appears as the third track on L.A. Woman, the last studio album that lead singer Jim Morrison recorded with the group. It has been called, notably by critic Robert Christgau, as a "take-off" on the album.
