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Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
by Thompson, Hunter S
- Used
- Paperback
- Condition
- Illustrated wrappers with bump to upper corner on cover and head of spine, slight crease to upper corner on verso, overall very
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About This Item
New York: Popular Library, 1971. First mass market edition. 208 pp. 8vo. Illustrated wrappers with bump to upper corner on cover and head of spine, slight crease to upper corner on verso, overall very good. First mass market edition. 208 pp. 8vo.
Synopsis
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas: A Savage Journey to the Heart of the American Dream is a novel by Hunter S. Thompson, illustrated by Ralph Steadman. The book is a roman à clef, rooted in autobiographical incidents. The story follows its protagonist, Raoul Duke, and his attorney, Dr. Gonzo, as they descend on Las Vegas to chase the American Dream through a drug-induced haze. The novel first appeared as a two-part series in Rolling Stone magazine in 1971, was printed as a book the same year, and was later adapted into a film of the same name in 1998 starring Johnny Depp and Benicio del Toro. According to The New York Times, Fear and Loathing "cemented Mr. Thompson's place as a singular presence in American journalism or, as he once called himself, 'a connoisseur of edge work.'"
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- Bookseller
- The Old Mill Bookshop
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 339296
- Title
- Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
- Author
- Thompson, Hunter S
- Format/Binding
- 208 pp. 8vo
- Book Condition
- Used - Illustrated wrappers with bump to upper corner on cover and head of spine, slight crease to upper corner on verso, overall very
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First mass market edition
- Binding
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Popular Library
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1971
- Keywords
- Nevada
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- Verso
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- Spine
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