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Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas.: A Savage Journey to the Heart of the American Dream. Illustrated by Ralph Steadman.
by THOMPSON, Hunter S
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New York: Random House,, 1971. A classic of our time" - Cormac McCarthy First edition in book form, first printing. Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas was first published in November 1971 as a two-part series in Rolling Stone magazine. It was adapted into a film by Terry Gilliam in 1998, featuring Johnny Depp and Benicio del Toro in the lead roles.
"Written in the voice of Thompson's alter ego, Raoul Duke, a cynical, chain-smoking, whiskey-guzzling, gun-loving connoisseur of illicit drugs, [Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas] chronicled the chemically enhanced adventures of Duke and his companion, Dr. Gonzo, as they explored the crassness of American culture" (ANB). It is Thompson's most famous book, and its blend of fact and fiction initiated a new genre called "gonzo journalism", which rejected objectivity and placed the writer or reporter at the centre of the story. Octavo. Original black quarter cloth, spine lettered in silver, grey boards with Ralph Steadman design to front cover in blind. With dust jacket. Illustrated title page and 19 line drawings by Steadman. A fine copy in very good jacket with light soiling, tidemark and minor creasing at extremities.
"Written in the voice of Thompson's alter ego, Raoul Duke, a cynical, chain-smoking, whiskey-guzzling, gun-loving connoisseur of illicit drugs, [Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas] chronicled the chemically enhanced adventures of Duke and his companion, Dr. Gonzo, as they explored the crassness of American culture" (ANB). It is Thompson's most famous book, and its blend of fact and fiction initiated a new genre called "gonzo journalism", which rejected objectivity and placed the writer or reporter at the centre of the story. Octavo. Original black quarter cloth, spine lettered in silver, grey boards with Ralph Steadman design to front cover in blind. With dust jacket. Illustrated title page and 19 line drawings by Steadman. A fine copy in very good jacket with light soiling, tidemark and minor creasing at extremities.
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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- Peter Harrington
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
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- Title
- Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas.
- Author
- THOMPSON, Hunter S
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Place of Publication
- New York: Random House,
- Date Published
- 1971
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