The buck team dug deep, channeling our inner gonzo, to direct and produce this homage promoting good books, the online bookseller that passes all its profits through to oxfam. A loving homage to the high priest of gonzo and one of the most original talents ever to put ink to a page hunter s thompson. Hunter s thompson, the inventor and chief exponent of gonzo journalism, who has committed suicide aged 67, was a chronicler of american life. Suffering from health problems, thompson took his own life at his compound in 2005. Thompson became a published author in 1966 with hell s angels. A savage journey to the heart of the american dream, and hell s angels, and more on.
Thompson experience, of course you gotta go with fear and loathing in las vegas. Thompson s most popular book is fear and loathing in las vegas. Thompson was born on july 18, 1937 in louisville, kentucky, usa as hunter stockton thompson. He is, arguably, best known as the founder and pioneer of gonzo journalism. A strange and terrible saga modern library by hunter s. Thompson s books include fear and loathing in america, screwjack, hell s angels, fear and loathing in las vegas, the proud highway, better than sex, the rum diary, and kingdom of fear. Okay, let s assume that youre late to the party on this one. A savage journey to the heart of the american dream. Hunter stockton thompson july 18, 1937 february 20, 2005 was an american journalist and author, and the founder of the gonzo journalism movement.
The strange and terrible saga of the outlaw motorcycle gangs hardcover by hunter s. He showed a knack for writing at a young age, and after high school began his career in journalism while serving in the. Thompson was born in louisville, kentucky, in 1937. It is the leading light of the famous gonzo style of journalism and that emerged in the 60s70s and hunter s thompson s unique content and thirst for chemicalinduced experiences is a hell of a ride. Thompson captured the essence of the 1970s drug culture, motorcycle gangs. But once i got through that, i learned hst had a fascinating life well before he got into the whole tripped out drug phase. Absolute truth is a very rare and dangerous commodity in the context of professional journalism. Maybe youve seen fear and loathing in las vegas movie, or youve read bits of hunter s. I would put hells angels next in line, and then almost everything after that. The rum diary was hunters first attempt at becoming a great fictional writer. Thompson s birth, and if you are not already lost in the depths of an ether binge, take a moment to remember some of the writer s great works. Thompson sent the letter being auctioned to his friend paul semonin in early june 1961 from big sur. Thompson 19372005 was born and raised in louisville, kentucky. What is a good hunter s thompson book to start with.
Whilst the film starring jonny depp is brilliant, i highly recommend that you read the book first. The strange and terrible saga of the outlaw motorcycle gangs. His books include fear and loathing in america, hell s angels, fear and loathing in las vegas, the proud highway, better than sex and the rum diary. Supplied his resulting memoir nonetheless gives the impression that the good man in hunter s thompson was sometimes hard to. Also, on a somewhat related note, cormac mccarthy thinks you should read hunter s. Thompson s books in order of when they were originally released. Rants, ravings, and missives from the mountaintop, 19772005 it s been 11 almost 12 years since the book was announced, and we still have no news about it.
Hunter stockton thompson was an american journalist and author, famous for his book fear and loathing in las vegas. To help us get the good books word out our amazing creative partners have developed this unique and literary way to tell the good books story. He was contributor to various national and international publications, including a weekly sports column for espn online. Thompson for his 1971 book fear and loathing in las vegas. Thompson was a controversial american journalist and author, best known for his fear and loathing series and his gonzo style of journalism that inspire. Hunter stockton thompson was an american author and journalist. I didnt like rum diary, that s probably personal preference, it reads like a personal power fantasy, but its really well written. The book is a great read if you have enjoyed other works by hunter s. And it is almost unfathomable that we could actually do something like this and benefit a good cause. Thompson fought until he died to make the rum diary a movie. Thompson has 76 books on goodreads with 786472 ratings.
Thompson, in full hunter stockton thompson, born july 18, 1937, louisville, kentucky, u. Most of his stuff is good, and worth reading, but fear and loathing in lasvegas is great, and easily the definitive hunter s thompson book. When he was discharged from the military as an afc his co wrote in his dd214 honorable discharge file that afc thomson, albeit disciplined and skilled, can not be led. Online shopping from a great selection at books store. Online and instore available instore filter results sort. Thompson, including fear and loathing in las vegas. Fear and loathing in las vegas is a classic of our time cormac mccarthy, quote taken from this rolling stone story about ol cormac and how he spends his time chillin with the brightest scientists in the world at the santa fe institute. If its half as good as rands first effort, i wont be disappointed. Metamorphosis good books great writers series youtube. Paste books helps you find what to read next, whether you love literary fiction, short story collections, music biographies or scifi and fantasy novels. First published as a twopart series in rolling stone, the book fear and. But in over 45 years of writing, this prolific observer of the american scene wrote voluminously, often hilariously, and usually with deceptively cleareyed vitriol on sports, politics, media, and other viciously addictive pursuits.
Thompson, or are interested in the history of the period or the hell s angels. Hunter s lifestyle, combined with his distinctive passion for writing and his unique, personal and realistic approach to prose is what s made him one of the most influential authors of his generation. The book is a collection of writings about thompson s past that focuses on the theme of rebellion against authority. He was known for his flamboyant writing style, most notably in his novel fear and loathing in las vegas, which blurred the. He died on february 20, 2005 in aspen, colorado, usa. Hunter s thompson books biography and list of works. He is credited as the creator of gonzo journalism, a style of reporting where reporters involve themselves in the action to such a degree that they become the central figures of their stories. Loathsome secrets of a starcrossed child in the final days of the american century is a book by hunter s. He first rose to prominence with the publication of hell s angels 1967, a book for which he spent a year living and riding with the hells angels motorcycle gang in order to write a firsthand account of the lives and experiences of its members. The outspoken gonzo illustrator talks about his friendship with hunter s thompson, his thoughts on the state of politics and shares an exclusive brexit poem. It chronicles the time the author spent with a chapter of the hell s angels, mixed in with the wider movement at the time. More notes on the death of the american dream gonzo papers, vol.