The Rum Diary

by Hunter S. Thompson

Hunter Thompson's novel, written when he was in his 20s, is the partly autobiographical tale of an American journalist's wild adventures in Puerto Rico in the 1950s. A "New York Times" Notable Book for 1998.

Available editions of The Rum Diary

	9780786144358, Audio Cassette, Blackstone Audio Inc, 2006 $42.70 (New ) Other copies of 9780786144358

	9780786173754, Compact Disc, Blackstone Audio Inc, 2006 $63.90 (Like New) Other copies of 9780786173754

	9780786177509, MP3 CD, Blackstone Audio Inc, 2006 $28.45 (New ) Other copies of 9780786177509

	9780671582777, Audio Cassette, Simon & Schuster, 1998 $10.90 (Very Good) Other copies of 9780671582777

	9780684855219, Hardcover, Simon & Schuster, 1998 $20.00 (Fine+) Other copies of 9780684855219

	9780684856476, Paperback, Simon & Schuster, 1999 $8.05 (New) Other copies of 9780684856476

Publisher Notes

Hailed by The Philadelphia Inquirer as "laugh-out-loud funny" and "a great and an unexpected joy, " The Rum Diary "reveals a young Hunter S. Thompson brimming with talent." Based on Thompson's own experiences as a reporter in Puerto Rico for The Nation, the National Journal, and the San Juan Star in the late fifties and early sixties, The Rum Diary is a brilliantly tangled love story of jealousy, treachery, and violent alcoholic lust in a Caribbean boomtown. The narrator, Paul Kemp, irresistibly drawn to a sexy, mysterious woman, is thrust into a world where corruption and get-rich-quick schemes rule, and anything (including murder) is permissible. In his signature tongue-in-cheek style, Thompson presents a dazzling, comedic romp, a fictional excursion as riveting and outrageous as his popular Fear and Loathing books.

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