02504nam 2200541 450 991079823790332120230808192516.01-4422-6621-X(CKB)3710000000636154(EBL)4503416(OCoLC)930026873(SSID)ssj0001647436(PQKBManifestationID)16417107(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001647436(PQKBWorkID)14971047(PQKB)10901119(PQKBManifestationID)16422401(PQKB)25051555(MiAaPQ)EBC4503416(DLC) 2015045691(EXLCZ)99371000000063615420151118d2016 uy| 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrHunter S. Thompson fear, loathing, and the birth of Gonzo /Kevin T. McEneaneyLanham, Maryland :Rowman & Littlefield,2016.1 online resource (307 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-4422-6620-1 Includes bibliographical references and index.Louisville slugger: delinquent to celebrity -- Play it again, Hunter: The rum diary -- Oddball journalism, underclass culture: Hell's Angels -- Who's depraved? champagne powder, sloppy track -- Loathing at the temple: Las Vegas, part I -- Fear in the nation: Las Vegas, part II -- Mythic enigma: the curse of Lono -- Literary addenda: further fictions -- Shot out of a cannon: final assessment.With new biographical information about Thompson and an examination of his writing techniques, this book provides readers with a better understanding of the journalist and novelist. A look beyond the larger-than-life public persona, Hunter S. Thompson: Fear, Loathing, and the Birth of Gonzo will be of great interest to fans of Thompson's work as well as to those wanting to know more about gonzo journalism and literature.American literature20th centuryHistory and criticismReportage literature, AmericanHistory and criticismAmerican literatureHistory and criticism.Reportage literature, AmericanHistory and criticism.813/.54McEneaney Kevin T.1484827MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910798237903321Hunter S. Thompson3814846UNINA