Who This Author Is

Jim Harrison has enough depth here to be more than a raw catalog rollup. This page pulls together 51 catalog-linked books across 1976 to 2017, which makes it easier to separate the strongest starting points from the noisier editions. The clearest lane here leans toward Biography & Memoir, Classics & Literary Fiction.

Best for readers who want life stories with a clear narrative hook instead of loose catalog drift. If you want the easiest first click, start with Aventures d'un gourmand vagabond and branch outward from there. UPB note: the strongest documented run here lands between 1976 to 2017; the most common copies on this page tend to come from Grove/Atlantic, Incorporated and Pocket Books.

Best Place To Start

Aventures d'un gourmand vagabond

Christian Bourgois • 2002 • longer commitment

It helps anchor a specific period of this author’s publishing run instead of blending into the undated shelf clutter.

Author At A Glance

Best known for: Biography & Memoir entry points • Classics & Literary Fiction entry points • common used copies from Grove/Atlantic, Incorporated and Pocket Books

Genres and themes: Biography & Memoir • Classics & Literary Fiction

Who this author is best for: readers who want life stories with a clear narrative hook instead of loose catalog drift

UPB note: the strongest documented run here lands between 1976 to 2017; the most common copies on this page tend to come from Grove/Atlantic, Incorporated and Pocket Books.

Top Books To Start With

  1. Aventures d'un gourmand vagabond

    Christian Bourgois • 2002 • longer commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 2002 • 357 pages.

  2. Country Stores

    Natl Book Network • 2001 • quick commitment

    It stands out because it asks for less time than many of the longer volumes on this page.

  3. En route vers l'ouest

    Editions 10/18 • 2001 • longer commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 2001 • 367 pages.

  4. Just Before Dark. Collected Nonfiction

    Houghton Mifflin • 1999 • standard commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 1999 • 336 pages.

  5. L'éclipse de lune de Davenport et autres poèmes

    Table ronde • 1998 • quick commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 1998 • 165 pages.

  6. Wolf. Mémoires fictifs

    Robert Laffont • 1998 • standard commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 1998 • 265 pages.

  7. Dalva (Contemporary Classics (Washington Square Press))

    Pocket Books • 1991 • standard commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 1991 • 336 pages.

  8. Just Before Dark

    Clark City Pr • 1991 • standard commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 1991 • 320 pages.

  9. Sundog: The Story of an American Foreman, Robert Corvus Strang

    Pocket Books • 1991 • standard commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 1991 • 244 pages.

  10. The Woman Lit by Fireflies

    Simon & Schuster • 1990 • standard commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 1990 • 247 pages.

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