Hey Rube
- 320 pages
- 12 hours of reading
Hunter S. Thompson's ESPN.com columns blend sports, politics, and sex in a captivating and popular manner.
Hunter S. Thompson Books
July 18, 1937 – February 20, 2005
Hunter Stockton Thompson pioneered Gonzo journalism, a visceral and subjective reporting style where the journalist becomes an active participant and central figure in the narrative. His work plunges readers into the heart of his experiences, offering a raw and often satirical lens on American culture. Thompson's writing dissects themes of disillusionment, the corruption of ideals, and the often absurd realities of power. He forged a unique literary path, challenging conventional reportage with an intensely personal and iconoclastic voice.
Hunter S. Thompson was the creator of a new kind of journalism and invented a new style of writing. Gonzo was a wild, often drug- and drink-fuelled adventure, in which Thompson examined the politics, people, and values of his times. In the three great collections of Gonzo writings, The Great Shark Hunt, Generation of Swine, and Songs of the Doomed he dissected the 60s, 70s, and 80s with violence, wit, anger, and occasional compassion. Collected together for the first time, The Gonzo Papers Anthology is an indispensable compendium of decadence, depravity, and a remarkably skewed common sense. 'Hunter Thompson elicits the same kind of admiration one would feel for a streaker at Queen Victoria's funeral' William F. Buckley 'No other reporter reveals how much we have to fear and loathe, yet does it so hilariously' Nelson Algren
Fear and Loathing on the Campaign Trail '72
- 481 pages
- 17 hours of reading
From the legendary journalist and creator of "Gonzo" journalism Hunter S. Thompson comes the bestselling critical look at Nixon and McGovern's 1972 presidential election. Forty years after its original publication, Fear and Loathing on the Campaign Trail '72 remains a cornerstone of American political journalism and one of the bestselling campaign books of all time. Hunter S. Thompson's searing account of the battle for the 1972 presidency--from the Democratic primaries to the eventual showdown between George McGovern and Richard Nixon--is infused with the characteristic wit, intensity, and emotional engagement that made Thompson "the flamboyant apostle and avatar of gonzo journalism" (The New York Times). Hilarious, terrifying, insightful, and compulsively readable, Fear and Loathing on the Campaign Trail '72 is an epic political adventure that captures the feel of the American democratic process better than any other book ever written.
'Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas' first appeared in Rolling Stone in 1971. Highly acclaimed, it is a fictionalised account of the author's drug-induced rampage in Las Vegas whilst on a long weekend trip with his attorney.
Fear and Loathing at Rolling Stone
- 578 pages
- 21 hours of reading
This is the king of gonzo journalism's most scorching, original and inspired work for Rolling Stone, showing a writer's evolution at the magazine that he helped put on the map. From Thompson's first piece - on his infamous run for sheriff of Aspen in 1970 on the Freak Party platform - to his last essay on the Kerry/Bush showdown in 2004, via portraits of Nixon, Watergate, Vietnam and Muhammad Ali, this volume also includes some articles not previously collected, as well as correspondence between Thompson and his friend and editor Jann S. Wenner. The result is a vital portrait of a writer as he pursues his lifelong obsession: The Death of the American Dream. Edited with an Introduction by Jann S. Wenner 'Glorious . . . wave upon wave of wild, ferocious, perfectly rendered prose . . . Thompson changed the meaning of journalism.' Wall Street Journal 'The great comic writer of the twentieth century.' Tom Wolfe
The Proud Highway. The Fear and Loathing Letters - saga of a desperate Southern gentleman
- 720 pages
- 26 hours of reading
The Proud Highway is a literary milestone. For the first time, the private and most intimate correspondence of America's most influential journalist is being made public.
The Great Shark Hunt
- 640 pages
- 23 hours of reading
The first volume of the Gonzo papers shows the brilliant, ranting observations and cultural commentary of Thompson at his best.
Enhanced by new biographical material, a visual biography collects the gonzo journalist's photography and archives, featuring many photographs taken by Thompson himself, accompanied by writings and memorabilia.
Fear and Loathing in America. Die Odyssee eines Outlaw-Journalisten, englische Ausgabe
- 784 pages
- 28 hours of reading
"Spanning the years between 1968 and 1976, these never-before-published letters show Thompson building his legend."--Jacket.
Shows how the author build his legend: running for sheriff in Aspen, Colorado, creating the seminal road book Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, twisting political reporting to new heights for Rolling Stone and making sense of it all in the landmark Fear and Loathing on the Campaign Trail '72. schovat popis
