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Richard George Fariña ( Spanish IPA: /ˈfariɲa/; March 8, 1937 – April 30, 1966) [1] was an American folksinger, songwriter, poet and novelist. [2] Early years and education. Fariña was born in Brooklyn, New York, United States, [3] the son of an Irish mother, Theresa Crozier, and a Cuban father of Galician origin, also named Richard Fariña. [4] .
- Richard George Fariña, March 8, 1937, New York City, U.S.
- Folk
- April 30, 1966 (aged 29), Carmel, California, U.S.
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Mar 25, 2016 · Richard Fariña: lost genius who bridged the gap between beats and hippies. He was Thomas Pynchon’s roommate, he hung out with Bob Dylan and wrote an American cult classic, yet Fariña is a name...
Richard Fariña (born April 30, 1937?, New York, N.Y., U.S.—died April 30, 1966, Carmel, Calif.) American folk singer and novelist who, with his wife, Mimi Fariña, played a significant role in the folk music revival of the 1960s. Fariña studied engineering and literature at Cornell University and reputedly served with the Irish Republican ...
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Jul 10, 2023 · Richard Fariña died almost famous. His only novel remains essential reading for psychonauts with a penchant for the absurd | DoubleBlind
- Mariella Rudi
Richard Fariña. Published. April 28, 1966, by Random House. ISBN. 0-14-018930-0. 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
- 269 pp
- 1966
- 1966-04-28
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Richard Fariña. Richard George Fariña was an American writer and folksinger. With an Irish mother and a Cuban father, Farina was born a rebel. He grew up in Brooklyn, pre-revolutionary Cuba and Ireland. At 18 he was associated with members of the IRA, and was asked to leave Ireland.
Apr 29, 2016 · The Paris Review - Richard Fariña’s “Been So Down It Looks Like Up to Me” Turns 50. A Maker of Mirrors. By Robert Cohen. April 29, 2016. Books. Richard Fariña’s Been Down So Long It Looks Like Up to Me turns fifty. Mimi and Richard Fariña, at the Newport Folk Festival in July 1965. Photo: David Gahr.
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