Autobiography of a Brown Buffalo
| Author | Oscar Zeta Acosta |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Genre | Autobiographical novel |
| Publisher | Straight Arrow Books |
Publication date | 1972 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Print (paperback) |
| ISBN | 0-87932-035-4 |
| OCLC | 508276 |
| 978/.0046872/0092 B 21 | |
| LC Class | CT275.A186 A3 |
| Followed by | The Revolt of the Cockroach People |
Autobiography of a Brown Buffalo is the first novel by Oscar Zeta Acosta and it focuses on his own self-discovery in a fictionalized manner. An autobiography, the plot presents an alienated lawyer of Mexican descent, who works in an Oakland, California antipoverty agency, without any sense of purpose or identity.