Long Time Coming and a Long Time Gone
Richard Fariña
Foreword by Joan Baez / Notes by Mimi Fariña
March 25, 2025
ISBN 9798218602130 / Paperback / 282 pages / $22.99

On April 30, 1966—just two days after the publication of his first and only novel, Been Down So Long It Looks Like Up to Me—Richard Fariña was killed in a motorcycle accident near Carmel, California. He was only twenty-nine. He never lived to experience his novel's critical success, nor witness the enduring influence of his music, voice, and spirit.

First published posthumously in 1969, Long Time Coming and a Long Time Gone gathers Fariña's short stories, poems, essays, and song lyrics into one remarkable volume. Expanding upon the world of his novel, these works trace his journeys through the revolutionary movements of Cuba and Ireland, the expatriate enclaves of London and Paris, and the vibrant folk-rock scene of 1960s America.