Sombrero Fallout: A Japanese Novel is Richard Brautigan's seventh novel, completed in 1975 it was published the following year. Sombrero Fallout is a novel which follows two stories. The first revolves around a humorist in San Francisco in 1972 trying to cope with the recent loss of his Japanese lover, which includes various dreams the ex-lover is having. During a particular fit, the author becomes dissatisfied with a story he had just begun about a sombrero falling from the sky. This story eventually takes on a life of its own, including a heroic cameo appearance by Norman Mailer. Publication history 1976, US, Simon & Schuster, , Pub date Sep 1976, Hardback 1977, UK, Jonathan Cape, , Pub date Mar 1977, Hardback 1978, US, Simon & Schuster, , Paperback 1978, UK, Macmillan, , Pub date Nov 1978, Paperback 1987, UK, Arena/Arrow, , Pub date 02 Apr 1987, Paperback 1998, UK, Rebel Inc, , Pub date May 1998, Paperback 2001, UK, Rebel Inc, , Pub date 02 Jun 2001 2012, UK, Canongate, , Paperback The 2012 Canongate edition includes an introduction by Jarvis Cocker who chose the book to accompany him on BBC Radio 4's Desert Island Discs in 2005. References External links Entry on brautigan.net 1976 American novels Novels by Richard Brautigan Metafictional novels Novels set in San Francisco Novels about writers Japanese-American culture in San Francisco Fiction set in 1972