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Hunter Stockton Thompson (July 18, 1937 – February 20, 2005) was an American journalist and author. He rose to prominence with the publication of Hell's Angels (1967), a book for which he spent a year living with the Hells Angels motorcycle club to write a first-hand account of their lives and experiences.
- Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas: A Savage Journey to the...
- Hunter S. Thompson Bibliography
Bibliography of works by American author and journalist...
- Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
A novel by Hunter S. Thompson in the gonzo journalism style, based on his trips to Las Vegas in 1971 with attorney Oscar Zeta Acosta. The book depicts their drug-fueled adventures and reflections on the American Dream and the 1960s counterculture.
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Apr 3, 2014 · Counterculture icon Hunter S. Thompson was an American journalist best known for writing 1971's 'Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas' and creating "Gonzo Journalism." Updated: Apr 13, 2021 5:14 PM...
Learn about the life and work of Hunter S. Thompson, the American journalist and author who invented gonzo journalism. Find out his notable books, such as Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, and his controversial persona and death.
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Jul 18, 2019 · Learn how the gonzo journalist redefined journalism with his fearless reporting and style in Rolling Stone. From his campaign for freak power to his drug-fueled trip to Las Vegas, Thompson changed the way we read and write about politics and culture.
Dec 12, 2019 · Hunter S. Thompson emerged from the late 1960s counter-culture as the first of a new breed of journalist who eschewed old rules of objectivity and formal writing. His writing style was intensely personal and made him into a literary hero for many who saw his muscular, sometimes purplish prose as exciting and imaginative.
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Bibliography of works by American author and journalist Hunter S. Thompson (July 18, 1937 – February 20, 2005).