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# Jægergården

Jægergården, situated at Kronprinsensvej 3, close to Fredensborg Palace, is one of the oldest surviving houses in Fredensborg, Denmark. It was listed in the Danish registry of protected buildings and places in 1970.

## History

Fredensborg Palace was completed in 1722. Kronprinsensvej, a side street to Slotsgade, was one of the first streets in the small town that emerged outside the new royal summer residence. The building now known as Jægergården was constructed in 1737 as a combined bakery and dwelling for the baker.
In the 19th century, when Fredensborg developed into a popular summer destination for people from Copenhagen, including many artists, the building came into use as a boarding house, assuming the name Jægergården after an even older building in Jernbanegade.
# Snow Mountain (Shasta County, California)

Snow Mountain, located in Shasta County, California, is an extinct stratovolcano in the Cascade Range.

## Geography

Snow Mountain is located northwest of Magee Peak and Latour Butte, southwest of Burney Mountain, west of Freaner Peak, northeast of Redding, California, east of Shasta Lake, and southeast of Mount Shasta.

## Geology

Snow Mountain is one of older stratovolcanoes that predates Lassen Peak, one of the current volcanoes in the area. Snow Mountain has been eroded, and along with two other peaks, Green Mountain and Clover Mountain, they make up the stratovolcano.
# Snow Mountain quail

The Snow Mountain quail (Synoicus monorthonyx), is a roughly 28-cm-long (11 in), dark brown quail of alpine grasslands. It was formerly considered the only member of the genus Anurophasis, but phylogenetic analysis places it as the sister species to the brown quail (S. ypsilophorus) in the genus Synoicus. It has heavily marked brown plumage, a pale yellow bill, yellow legs and a brown iris. The underparts of the female are whitish and more distinctly barred black than in the male.
The Snow Mountain quail is confined to Western New Guinea's highest elevations, the Snow and Star Mountains. This little-known bird is protected only by the remoteness of its habitat, a mostly inaccessible area at altitudes of 3,000–4,200 m (9,800–13,800 ft).
The female usually lays up to three, pale brown, dark-spotted eggs in a hollow nest under the edge of a grass tussock. The diet consists mainly of seeds, flowers, leaves, and other vegetable matter.
Due to its limited range, parts of which are getting increasingly accessible, the Snow Mountain quail is evaluated as "near threatened" on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.
# Järvevälja Landscape Conservation Area

Järvevälja Landscape Conservation Area is a nature park situated in Ida-Viru County, Estonia.
Its area is 310 ha.
The protected area was designated in 1967 to protect Järvevälja Dunes (:et) and its surrounding areas. In 2017, the protected area was redesigned to the landscape conservation area.
# Solo (DC Comics)

Solo is an American comic book series that was published bi-monthly by DC Comics, beginning in October 2004. Each issue had 48 pages plus covers, with no ads.
Solo was cancelled in 2006; in all, 12 issues appeared.

## Overview

The title was conceived as an anthology series to spotlight the work of a different comic book artist in each issue. The creators were free to tell stories in any genre and to use DC's library of characters as they saw fit. They could also work with writers if they chose, but the intention of the series was for them to show off the range of their own individual artistic sensibilities and abilities.

## Creators

Contributing creators were:
* #1 Tim Sale (with Jeph Loeb, Brian Azzarello, Darwyn Cooke, and Diana Schutz)
* #2 Richard Corben (with John Arcudi)
* #3 Paul Pope
* #4 Howard Chaykin
* #5 Darwyn Cooke
* #6 Jordi Bernet (with John Arcudi, Joe Kelly, Andrew Helfer, Chuck Dixon, and Brian Azzarello)
* #7 Mike Allred (with Laura Allred and Lee Allred)
* #8 Teddy Kristiansen (with Neil Gaiman and Steven Seagle)
* #9 Scott Hampton (with John Hitchcock)
* #10 Damion Scott (with Rob Markmam and Jennifer Carcano)
* #11 Sergio Aragonés (with Mark Evanier)
* #12 Brendan McCarthy (with Howard Hallis, Steve Cook, Trevor Goring, Robbie Morrison, Tom O'Connor and Jono Howard)
The series was overseen by painter and DC editor Mark Chiarello.
Creators discussed as working on future issues of Solo before the series was cancelled include: Brian Bolland, John Cassaday, Dave Gibbons, Adam Hughes, Kevin Maguire, Tony Harris, J. G. Jones, Kevin Nowlan, Bill Sienkiewicz, Walt Simonson, Jill Thompson, Brian Stelfreeze, Bruce Timm, John Van Fleet, George Pratt and Matt Wagner. Elements of Walt Simonson's issue later became the basis of his graphic novel The Judas Coin.

## Awards

In 2006, Solo was nominated for and received three Eisner Awards, including:
* Best Short Story: "Teenage Sidekick" by Paul Pope, in Solo #3
* Best single issue: Solo #5, by Darwyn Cooke
* Best Anthology: Solo, edited by Mark Chiarello
# Hesomagari/Koko ni Shikanai Keshiki

"Hesomagari/Koko Ni Shikanai Keshiki" (へそ曲がり/ここにしかない景色) is a single by Japanese boy band Kanjani Eight. It was released on April 24, 2013. It debuted in number one on the weekly Oricon Singles Chart and reached number one on the Billboard Japan Hot 100.
# Badger (automobile company)

The Badger Motor car company of Columbus, Wisconsin, United States, was an automobile company founded in 1910.
The company produced 237 cars in two years before it went bankrupt in 1911.

## History
### Origins

In March 1909, E. W. Arbogast, who was the son-in-law of a wealthy grain merchant from Watertown, Wisconsin, was failing to persuade anyone there that he could build a high-power, high-priced car that he could sell in the medium price range. So he went to Columbus, where he said he could build an example, test it, then sell it, but only if the town's local investors provided him money to manufacture it in Columbus. In May 1909, he was successful in attracting enough capital to start. The company was then created with A.M. Bellack (a local clothier) as president, Charles E. Fowler (a local grocer) as vice-president, and J.R. Wheeler (a local banker) as treasurer. The factory was completed in November 1909. Herman Wertheimer was the partner, who also was the Mayor of Watertown, Wisconsin, at the time period.

### Production

By February 1910, storage space was important for cars completed but not yet delivered, so the Columbus Canning Company's third floor was used. Trade press was flattering. One of the sales pitches, "a Hill Climber with Power to burn," was shown when finished cars were driven to the third floor of the Columbus Canning Company for storage. The cars had 4-cylinder engines. However, luck ran out when dealers' nationwide network was not realized. Dealers already up and running did not always have good things to say, such as one Los Angeles agency who said, "Motors too small and torsion rod weakness not improved." In April 1911, investors decided to hedge their bets by going into real estate. In late 1911, the company went into liquidation. and all the land was sold to cover debts. It seems that the initial investors were made whole by the land sale.

## Models

| Year | Engine | HP | Transmission | Wheelbase |
| 1910 | 4-cylinder | 30 | 3-speed manual | 112 in (2,845 mm) |
| 1911 | 4-cylinder | 30 | 3-speed manual | 110 in (2,794 mm) |
# Higashi-ku, Sakai

Higashi-ku (東区) is a ward of the city of Sakai in Osaka Prefecture, Japan. The ward has an area of 10.48 km$^2$ and a population of 85,263. The population density is 8,136 per square kilometer. The name means "East Ward."
The wards of Sakai were established when Sakai became a city designated by government ordinance on April 1, 2006.

## Transportation
### Rail

* Nankai Electric Railway
** Koya Line: Hatsushiba Station - Hagiharatenjin Station - Kitanoda Station
# Sombrero Butte, Arizona

Sombrero Butte is a populated place situated in Pinal County, Arizona, United States. The location takes its name from a nearby butte of the same name, so called because of its resemblance to a huge sombrero. It has an estimated elevation of 4,071 feet (1,241 m) above sea level.
# Jérôme Leroy

Jérôme Leroy is the name of:
* Jérôme Leroy (footballer) (born 1974), French footballer
* Jérôme Leroy (composer) (born 1981), French film composer, orchestrator and conductor
# Soloneț

Soloneț may refer to several places in Romania:
* Soloneț, a village in Bivolari Commune, Iași County
* Soloneț, a village in Todirești Commune, Suceava County
* Solonețu Nou, a village in Cacica Commune, Suceava County
* Soloneț (Prut), a tributary of the Prut in Iași County, Romania
* Soloneț (Suceava), a tributary of the Suceava in Suceava County, Romania
and a village in Moldova:
# Cost function

Cost function
* In economics, the cost curve, expressing production costs in terms of the amount produced.
* In mathematical optimization, the loss function, a function to be minimized.
# EuroBasket Women 2017 Group A

Group A of the EuroBasket Women 2017 took place between 16 and 19 June 2017. The group played all of its games at Hradec Králové, Czech Republic.

## Standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Spain | 3 | 2 | 1 | 201 | 169 | +32 | 5 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Ukraine | 3 | 2 | 1 | 197 | 195 | +2 | 5 | Qualification for quarterfinals |
| 3 | Hungary | 3 | 1 | 2 | 194 | 216 | −22 | 4 | Qualification for quarterfinals |
| 4 | Czech Republic (H) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 184 | 196 | −12 | 4 | |
* 1 2 Spain 76–54 Ukraine
* 1 2 Czech Republic 70–74 Hungary
All times are local (UTC+2).

## Matches
### Ukraine vs Czech Republic

* 16 June 2017 18:00
* Boxscore
| Ukraine | 59–47 | Czech Republic |
| Scoring by quarter: 24–13, 18–10, 4–10, 13–14 |||
| Pts: Iagupova 21 Rebs: Udodenko 16 Asts: Iagupova 4 | | Pts: Vaughn 16 Rebs: Vaughn 6 Asts: Elhotová 4 |
* Zimní stadion Hradec Králové, Hradec Králové Attendance: 3,197 Referees: Jasmina Juras (SRB), Yohan Rosso (FRA), Jelena Tomić (CRO)

### Hungary vs Spain

* 16 June 2017 20:30
* Boxscore
| Hungary | 48–62 | Spain |
| Scoring by quarter: 8–18, 13–12, 10–13, 17–19 |||
| Pts: Krivačević, Vandersloot 11 Rebs: Határ 8 Asts: Fegyverneky 4 | | Pts: Lyttle 17 Rebs: Lyttle 12 Asts: Cruz 4 |
* Zimní stadion Hradec Králové, Hradec Králové Attendance: 2,876 Referees: Tanel Suslov (EST), Mārtiņš Kozlovskis (LAT), Vasiliki Tsaroucha (GRE)

### Spain vs Ukraine

* 17 June 2017 15:00
* Boxscore
| Spain | 76–54 | Ukraine |
| Scoring by quarter: 13–15, 22–19, 20–9, 21–11 |||
| Pts: Torrens 26 Rebs: Lyttle 18 Asts: Torrens 5 | | Pts: Iagupova 23 Rebs: Iagupova 8 Asts: Iagupova 4 |
* Zimní stadion Hradec Králové, Hradec Králové Attendance: 966 Referees: Jasmina Juras (SRB), Boris Krejić (SLO), Maripier Malo (CAN)

### Czech Republic vs Hungary

* 17 June 2017 18:00
* Boxscore
| Czech Republic | 70–74 | Hungary |
| Scoring by quarter: 20–24, 18–14, 12–17, 20–19 |||
| Pts: Hanušová 17 Rebs: Hanušová 8 Asts: Vyoralová 5 | | Pts: Bujdosó 21 Rebs: Fegyverneky, Krivačević 7 Asts: Vandersloot 7 |
* Zimní stadion Hradec Králové, Hradec Králové Attendance: 3,120 Referees: Zdravko Rutešić (MNE), Sergei Beliakov (RUS), Saulius Racys (SWE)

### Hungary vs Ukraine

* 19 June 2017 12:30
* Boxscore
| Hungary | 72–84 | Ukraine |
| Scoring by quarter: 18–26, 12–21, 17–20, 25–17 |||
| Pts: Zele 13 Rebs: Bujdosó 7 Asts: Medgyessy 4 | | Pts: Udodenko 22 Rebs: Moss 10 Asts: Iagupova 7 |
* Zimní stadion Hradec Králové, Hradec Králové Attendance: 858 Referees: Yohan Rosso (FRA), Mārtiņš Kozlovskis (LAT), Vasiliki Tsaroucha (GRE)

### Czech Republic vs Spain

* 19 June 2017 18:00
* Boxscore
| Czech Republic | 67–63 | Spain |
| Scoring by quarter: 17–17, 11–12, 17–15, 22–19 |||
| Pts: Vaughn 18 Rebs: three players 6 Asts: Elhotová, Vyoralová 6 | | Pts: Lyttle 17 Rebs: Nicholls 9 Asts: Palau, Torrens 5 |
* Zimní stadion Hradec Králové, Hradec Králové Attendance: 3,137 Referees: Maripier Malo (CAN), Zdravko Rutešić (MNE), Jelena Smiljanić (SRB)
# Alex Rima

Jean Alex Rima, more commonly known as Alex Rima (born 29 August 1929) is a Mauritian politician.

## Political career

Alex Rima was a trade unionist who founded the Organisation de l’Unité des Artisans(OUA) to fight for the rights of manual workers. One of his recruits was Rajpalsingh Allgoo who became OUA's negotiator, and later became an influential figure in industrial relations.
In 1965 Alex Rima was elected as Lord Mayor of Port Louis, replacing A. Monaf Fakira. During Rima's 1-year term A. R. Abdool Carrim was the Deputy Lord Mayor. In 1966 Rima was replaced by D. Moorghen and Carrim was replaced by Norbert Poupard.
At the 1967 general elections Alex Rima was a candidate of the Parti Mauricien Social Démocrate(PMSD) in Constituency No. 4 - Port Louis North and Montagne Longue but he was defeated by pro-Independence IFB-CAM-Labour coalition candidates Foogooa, Bundhun and Rault. However he secured one the eight special seats in the Legislative Council as a nominated member, that is, as a Best Loser. In 1969 he became Minister of Employment and Labour soon after the IFB left the government, and when his party's leader Gaëtan Duval entered a coalition with Ramgoolam's Labour Party.

## Larceny charges, conviction and revocation

Alex Rima made a legal precedent for being the first serving minister to be privately prosecuted on a charge of larceny, after which he was convicted and sentenced. Rima was revoked from office after the Court of Appeal upheld his conviction and sentence.
# Agonopterix senicionella

Agonopterix senicionella is a moth in the family Depressariidae. It was described by August Busck in 1902. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio, Virginia and West Virginia.
The wingspan is 18–22 mm. The forewings are dark ochrous gray, overlaid and suffused with brownish ochrous. There is a light basal patch, suffused on the costa with fuscous, containing a blackish-fuscous spot in the fold and bordered outwardly by a fading fuscous shade. There are two black discal dots at the basal third in the cell and a black discal dot at the end of the cell, preceded by an indistinct fuscous shade. The termen and costa are marked with ill-defined fuscous spots. The hindwings are grayish fuscous, but darker apically.
The larvae feed on Packera aurea (Senecio aureus).
# 1992 European Cup Winners' Cup final

The 1992 European Cup Winners' Cup Final was a football match contested between Werder Bremen of Germany (who qualified for the tournament through the West German berth) and Monaco of France. It was the final match of the 1991–92 European Cup Winners' Cup and the 32nd European Cup Winners' Cup final. The final was held at Estádio da Luz in Lisbon. The attendance of 16,000 in a stadium which, at the time, had a capacity of around 130,000 meant that this was one of the most sparsely-attended UEFA finals of all time, both in actual and relative terms. Bremen won the match 2–0 thanks to goals of Klaus Allofs and Wynton Rufer.

## Route to the final

| Werder Bremen | Werder Bremen | Werder Bremen | Werder Bremen | Round | Monaco | Monaco | Monaco | Monaco |
| Opponent | Agg. | 1st leg | 2nd leg | Stages | Opponent | Agg. | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Bacău | 11–0 | 6–0 (A) | 5–0 (H) | First round | Swansea City | 10–1 | 2–1 (A) | 8–0 (H) |
| Ferencváros | 4–2 | 3–2 (H) | 1–0 (A) | Second round | IFK Norrköping | 3–0 | 2–1 (A) | 1–0 (H) |
| Galatasaray | 2–1 | 2–1 (H) | 0–0 (A) | Quarter-finals | Roma | 1–0 | 0–0 (A) | 1–0 (H) |
| Club Brugge | 2–1 | 0–1 (A) | 2–0 (H) | Semi-finals | Feyenoord | 3–3 (a) | 1–1 (H) | 2–2 (A) |

## Match
### Details

| Werder Bremen | Monaco |
| GK | 1 | Jürgen Rollmann |
| SW | 4 | Rune Bratseth |
| CB | 3 | Thomas Wolter | | 80' |
| CB | 6 | Ulrich Borowka |
| RWB | 2 | Manfred Bockenfeld |
| LWB | 5 | Marco Bode |
| CM | 7 | Dieter Eilts |
| CM | 8 | Miroslav Votava (c) | 27' |
| AM | 9 | Frank Neubarth | | 75' |
| RF | 10 | Wynton Rufer |
| LF | 11 | Klaus Allofs |
| Substitutes: ||
| GK | 12 | Florian Klugmann |
| DF | 15 | Thomas Schaaf | | 80' |
| MF | 14 | Thorsten Legat |
| FW | 13 | Stefan Kohn | | 75' |
| FW | 16 | Marinus Bester |
| Manager: ||
| Otto Rehhagel ||
| GK | 1 | Jean-Luc Ettori (c) |
| RB | 5 | Roger Mendy |
| CB | 3 | Luc Sonor |
| CB | 4 | Emmanuel Petit | | 63' |
| LB | 2 | Patrick Valéry |
| RM | 7 | Jérôme Gnako | 65' |
| CM | 6 | Marcel Dib | 38' |
| CM | 8 | Rui Barros |
| LM | 10 | Gérald Passi |
| CF | 11 | Youssouf Fofana | | 60' |
| CF | 9 | George Weah | 85' |
| Substitutes: ||
| GK | 16 | Angelo Hugues |
| DF | 12 | Patrick Blondeau |
| DF | 15 | Lilian Thuram |
| FW | 13 | Benjamin Clément | | 60' |
| FW | 14 | Youri Djorkaeff | | 63' |
| Manager: ||
| Arsène Wenger ||
| Assistant referees: Domenico Ramicone (Italy) Franco Andreozzi (Italy) Fourth official: Arcangelo Pezzella (Italy) | Match rules 90 minutes. 30 minutes of extra time if necessary. Penalty shoot-out if scores still level. Five named substitutes. Maximum of two substitutions. |
# 1957 Syracuse Grand Prix

The 7th Syracuse Grand Prix was a motor race, run to Formula One rules, held on 7 April 1957 at Syracuse Circuit, Sicily. The race was run over 80 laps of the circuit, and was won by British driver Peter Collins in a Ferrari 801, who also took pole position. Stirling Moss, driving a Vanwall, set fastest lap.

## Results

| Pos | No. | Driver | Entrant | Constructor | Time/Retired | Grid |
| 1 | 32 | Peter Collins | Scuderia Ferrari | Lancia-Ferrari D50 | 2h 40m 11.9s, 164.81 km/h | 1 |
| 2 | 22 | Luigi Musso | Scuderia Ferrari | Lancia-Ferrari D50 | 2h 41m 26.7s (+1m 15.2s) | 2 |
| 3 | 20 | Stirling Moss | Vandervell Products Ltd. | Vanwall | 77 laps | 3 |
| 4 | 36 | Piero Taruffi | Scuderia Centro Sud | Maserati 250F | 77 laps | 7 |
| 5 | 8 | Ivor Bueb | Connaught Engineering | Connaught Type B-Alta | 75 laps | 10 |
| 6 | 12 | Jack Brabham | R.R.C. Walker Racing Team | Cooper T41-Climax | 70 laps | 14 |
| 7 | 26 | Bruce Halford | Bruce Halford | Maserati 250F | 65 laps - engine | 11 |
| 8 | 14 | Peter Walker | R.R.C. Walker Racing Team | Connaught Type B-Alta | 64 laps - spin/stall | 17 |
| 9 | 10 | George Wicken | George Wicken | Cooper T43-Climax | 61 laps | 16 |
| Ret. | 22 | Francesco Godia-Sales | Francesco Godia-Sales | Maserati 250F | 50 laps - engine | 8 |
| Ret. | 28 | Bill Whitehouse | Bill Whitehouse | Cooper T41-Climax | 38 laps - engine | 2 |
| Ret. | 34 | Hans Herrmann | Scuderia Centro Sud | Maserati 250F | 66 laps - engine | 12 |
| Ret. | 130 | Jack Fairman | Connaught Engineering | Connaught Type B-Alta | 35 laps - fuel injection pump | 9 |
| Ret. | 4 | Tony Brooks | Vandervell Products | Vanwall | 34 laps - water leak | 4 |
| Ret | 2 | Luigi Piotti | Luigi Piotti | Maserati 250F | 20 laps - gearbox | 13 |
| Ret | 16 | Jean Behra | Officine Alfieri Maserati | Maserati 250F | 17 laps - front brake | 6 |
| Ret | 16 | Harry Schell | Officine Alfieri Maserati | Maserati 250F | 1 lap - engine | 5 |
| DNS | 18 | Les Leston | Connaught Engineering | Connaught Type B-Alta | Crash | - |
| DNS | 38 | Giorgio Scarlatti | Officine Alfieri Maserati | Maserati 250F | Engine | - |
| DNA | 34 | Carroll Shelby | Scuderia Centro Sud | Maserati 250F | | - |
| DNA | 36 | Masten Gregory | Scuderia Centro Sud | Maserati 250F | | - |
# Indian linguistics

For articles related to Indian linguistics see:
* the languages of India, or more broadly, the languages of South Asia
* Vyākaraṇa, the ancient Indian school of grammar
* any of the other related Indian disciplines of Nirukta (etymology), Shiksha (phonetics and phonology), Chandas (meter)
# Higashichichibu, Saitama

Higashichichibu (東秩父村, Higashichichibu-mura) is a village located in Saitama Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 March 2021, the village had an estimated population of 2,701 in 1083 households and a population density of 65 persons per km$^2$.
As of 1 February 2016, the village had an estimated population of 2,903, and a population density of 78.3 persons per km$^2$. Its total area is 37.06 square kilometres (14.31 sq mi). The area has historically been associated with washi (traditional Japanese paper).

## Geography

Higashichichibu is located in west-central Saitama Prefecture, in a valley isolated from the rest of the Chichibu plains by a range of low mountains.

### Surrounding municipalities

Saitama Prefecture
* Chichibu
* Minano
* Ogawa
* Tokigawa
* Yorii

### Climate

Higashichichibu has a Humid continental climate (Köppen Cfa) characterized by warm summers and cool winters with light snowfall. The average annual temperature in Higashichichibu is 13.0 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1746 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 21.9 °C, and lowest in January, at around minus 1.2 °C.

## Demographics

Per Japanese census data, the population of Higashichichibu has declined steadily over the past 70 years.

## History

The villages of Okawara and Tsukikawa were created within Chichibu District, Saitama with the establishment of the modern municipalities system on April 1, 1889. The two villages merged to form Higashichichibu on August 1, 1956.

## Government

Higashichichibu has a mayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and a unicameral village council of eight members. Higashichichibu, together with the towns of Ogano, Minano, Nagatoro and Yokoze, contributes one member to the Saitama Prefectural Assembly. In terms of national politics, the village is part of Saitama 11th district of the lower house of the Diet of Japan.

## Economy

The economy of Higashichichibu is primarily agricultural with some light manufacturing. It is increasingly a bedroom community due to its proximity to the town of Ogawa.

## Education

Higashichichibu has one public elementary schools and one public middle school operated by the town government. The village does not have a high school.

## Transportation
### Railway

Higashichichibu has no passenger rail service. The nearest station is Yorii Station, in the neighboring town of Yorii or Ogawamachi Station in the town of Ogawa.

### Highway

Higashichichibu is not served by any of the Japanese national highways.

## Sister cities

* Ambert, Auvergne, France, since October 23, 1989
* Sterling, Colorado, USA, since March 17, 1997

## Local attractions

* Chichibu Washi no sato
# Sombrero Fallout: A Japanese Novel

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, ISBN 0-671-22331-3, Pub date Sep 1976, Hardback
* 1977, UK, Jonathan Cape, ISBN 0-224-01371-8, Pub date Mar 1977, Hardback
* 1978, US, Simon & Schuster, ISBN 0-671-23025-5, Paperback
* 1978, UK, Macmillan, ISBN 0-330-25548-7, Pub date Nov 1978, Paperback
* 1987, UK, Arena/Arrow, ISBN 0-09-939110-4, Pub date 02 Apr 1987, Paperback
* 1998, UK, Rebel Inc, ISBN 0-86241-801-1, Pub date May 1998, Paperback
* 2001, UK, Rebel Inc, ISBN 1-84195-137-4, Pub date 02 Jun 2001
* 2012, UK, Canongate, ISBN 0-85786-264-2, 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.