Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas by Hunter S Thompson
Maverick author Hunter S. Thompson introduced the world to gonzo journalism with this cult classic that shot back up the best-seller lists after Thompson's suicide in 2005. No book ever written has more perfectly captured the spirit of the 1960s counterculture. In Las Vegas to cover a motorcycle race, Raoul Duke (Thompson) and his attorney Dr. Gonzo (inspired by a friend of Thompson) are quickly diverted to search for the American dream. Their quest is fueled by nearly every drug imaginable and quickly becomes a surreal experience that blurs the line between reality and fantasy. But there is more to this hilarious tale than reckless behavior-for underneath the hallucinogenic facade is a stinging criticism of American greed and consumerism.-
Brave New World
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The Third Policeman
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Fear and Loathing on the Campaign Trail 72
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Papillon
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The Woman Destroyed
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The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner
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The Lover
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Tropic of Cancer
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Naked Lunch
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The Naked and the Dead
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The Mandarins
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She Came to Stay
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The Lonely Passion of Judith Hearne
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The Good Terrorist
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Creativity
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The Stone Book Quartet
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The Martian Chronicles
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Island
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Tropic Of Capricorn
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So Big
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An American Dream
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Big Sur
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The Illustrated Man
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The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie
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The Grass Is Singing
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Summer of '49
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The Dalkey Archive
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Sexus
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Best of Myles
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Seraph on the Suwanee
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The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists
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Doctor Sax
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The Evolving Self
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Democracy in America
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The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
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Portrait in Sepia
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The Web and the Root
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The Female Eunuch
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The Colour of Blood
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Eyeless in Gaza
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The Genius and the Goddess
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The Pact
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Mule Bone
‘There are only two adjectives writers care about…”brilliant” and “outrageous”Hunter Thompson has a freehold on both of them. “Fear and Loathing” is a scorching epochal sensation.’ Tom Wolfe
‘What goes on in these pages makes Lenny Bruce seem angelic…the whole book boils down to a mad, corrosive prose poetry that picks up where Norman Mailer’s “An American Dream” left off and explores what Tom Wolfe left out.’ New York Times
Hunter S. Thompson was born in Louisville, Kentucky in 1937 and died in Colorado in 2005. A full-time writer and journalist, he contributed regularly to a wide variety of publications, but is probably best known for his work as National Affairs correspondent for ‘Rolling Stone’, in which ‘Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas’ and ‘Fear and Loathing: On the Campaign Trail ‘72’ originally appeared. ‘Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas’ has been made into a major film, directed by Terry Gilliam and starring Johnny Depp.
Ralph Steadman is one of Britain’s best-known cartoonists and illustrators. His books include ‘I, Leonardo’ and the bestselling illustrated ‘Animal Farm’.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780007204496 |
| ISBN 10 | 0007204493 |
| Title | Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas |
| Author | Hunter S Thompson |
| Series | Harper Perennial Modern Classics |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | HarperCollins Publishers |
| Year published | 2005-04-04 |
| Number of pages | 240 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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