Born in 1937, Richard Fariña grew up in Brooklyn, before studying at the prestigious Cornell University where he befriended Thomas Pynchon. He then worked odd jobs in New York, mixing in the heart of a network of counter-culture artists. In 1963, he married Mimi, Joan Baez’s sister, forming a talented folk music duo. Just as his friends Joan Baez and Bob Dylan were beginning to make a name for themselves, his manuscript was accepted at Random House. Richard Fariña is then promised to a great career as a musician, poet and novelist…
