Outlaw Journalist: the Life And Times of Hunter S. Thompson

The Life and Times of Hunter S. Thompson

Aurum Press (16 Oct 2009)

9781845134556

| Paperback

448 pages | 130 x 194 mm | English

$ 9.99 | Value: $ 9.99

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Dewey 070.92

Subject

Biography & Autobiography / Editors, Journalists, Publishers
Journalists

Plot

PRESS & JOURNALISM. Hunter S. Thompson changed the way we think about journalism. His writing continues to entertain decades after it was published, melding fact and fiction in a supercharged prose style to chronicle his disgraceful drink- and drug- fuelled adventures. His deep love for America informed everything he wrote, and his heartbreak when America disappointed him was devastating. Thompson's masterpiece, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, is a classic of New Journalism, portraying the frenetic and furious journey of Duke (the author's alter ego) as to Sin City with his crazy lawyer and a trunkful of drugs to report on a motorcycle race. Other classic books include Hell's Angels and The Great Shark Hunt. William McKeen became friends with Thompson after writing a monograph on his work.