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Autore: | McEneaney Kevin T. |
Titolo: | Hunter S. Thompson : fear, loathing, and the birth of Gonzo / / Kevin T. McEneaney |
Pubblicazione: | Lanham, Maryland : , : Rowman & Littlefield, , 2016 |
Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (307 p.) |
Disciplina: | 813/.54 |
Soggetto topico: | American literature - 20th century - History and criticism |
Reportage literature, American - History and criticism | |
Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Nota di contenuto: | 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. |
Sommario/riassunto: | 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. |
Titolo autorizzato: | Hunter S. Thompson |
ISBN: | 1-4422-6621-X |
Formato: | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
Record Nr.: | 9910808955003321 |
Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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