First published as a twopart series in rolling stone, the book fear and. Hunter s thompson 1937 2005 hunter stockton thompson july 18, 1937 february 20, 2005 was an american journalist and author. Donated by thompsons widow anita thompson, the vehicle has been parked at owl farmthe colorado compound where the the literary icon lived from 1969 until his death in 2005. Here are a couple of quotes and bits of wisdom from the gonzo master of liquor. More attractions await his fans in town, most notably hunters favorite haunt, the woody creek tavern. Hunter stockton thompson july 18, 1937 february 20, 2005 was an american journalist and author, and the founder of the gonzo journalism movement. 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. Thompson on his career in journalism and his love of letter writing in this new book the proud highway. He is the creator of gonzo journalism and, as such, is widely imitated a. Thompson, the journalist, author and founder of the gonzo journalism. I read two fairly recent first novels acrobat admits harold grossman. New book about hunter thompson decades in the making. Thompson, the journalist, author and founder of the gonzo journalism movement, enjoyed a feverish love for literature. Wenner a letter praising rolling stones definitive coverage of the disastrous altamont festival.
Hidden in plain sight during the spontaneous eruption of hunter s. A strange and terrible saga andor fear and loathing in las vegas. Thompsons most popular book is fear and loathing in las vegas. Made into a major motion picture starring johnny depp, the rum diarya national bestseller and new york times notable bookis hunter s. He was known for his flamboyant writing style, most notably in his novel fear and loathing in las vegas, which blurred the distinctions between writer and subject, fiction and nonfiction. Thompson has 54 books on goodreads with 791870 ratings. 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. Thompson was an american journalist and author, credited with inspiring the gonzo journalism movement whereby journalists write without objectivity and often serve as part of the story in which heshe is writing if you havent yet, check out thompson s hell s angels. Before the vegas book, hunter was on a short list of new journalisms leading lightsalong with tom wolfe, truman capote, norman mailer. Thompson was notorious for drinking, among other vices. The walls are still plastered with photos of him and thompson for sheriff posters from the. His writing covered sports, politics, personal letters, social commentary, and gonzo journalism. Hunter s thompson let his talent slip as rolling stone turns 50, its cofounder talks about working with the great american writers, interviewing john.
Thompson 10 years before he declared football season is over on his february 20, 2005, suicide note and took his own life. Thomsons meteoric rise to the pinnacle of fictitious nonfiction in the early 1970s was a man named warren hinckle iii, whose. In 1970, the welsh illustrator ralph steadman landed in louisville to cover the kentucky derby for scanlans monthly, and was picked up by hunter s thompson in. Also, on a somewhat related note, cormac mccarthy thinks you should read hunter s. Thompson the american writer best known for penning hells angels and. Hunter s thompson books biography and list of works. Thompson was an american journalist and author, credited with inspiring the gonzo journalism movement whereby journalists write. Mama ks team 4 has the potential to give a whole new generation of. Thompsonwho rose to fame with a new brand of reporting he called gonzo journalism almost 50 years agocould still.