The Great Shark Hunt: Strange Tales from a Strange Time - Couverture souple

Thompson, Hunter

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0330510770 ISBN 13 : 9780330510776

Editeur : Picador, 2010

Synopsis

The first volume of the bestselling Gonzo Papers

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur :

The first volume in Hunter S. Thompson’s bestselling Gonzo Papers offers brilliant commentary and outrageous humor, in his signature style.

Originally published in 1979, the first volume of the bestselling "Gonzo Papers" is now back in print. The Great Shark Hunt is Dr. Hunter S. Thompson's largest and, arguably, most important work, covering Nixon to napalm, Las Vegas to Watergate, Carter to cocaine. These essays offer brilliant commentary and outrageous humor, in signature Thompson style.

Ranging in date from the National Observer days to the era of Rolling Stone, The Great Shark Hunt offers myriad, highly charged entries, including the first Hunter S. Thompson piece to be dubbed "gonzo" -- "The Kentucky Derby Is Decadent and Depraved," which appeared in Scanlan's Monthly in 1970. From this essay a new journalistic movement sprang which would change the shape of American letters. Thompson's razor-sharp insight and crystal clarity capture the crazy, hypocritical, degenerate, and redeeming aspects of the explosive and colorful '60s and '70s.

Biographie de l'auteur :

Hunter S. Thompson was born and raised in Louisville, Kentucky. His books include Hell's Angels, Fear and Loathing at Rolling Stone, Fear and Loathing on the Campaign Trail '72, The Rum Diary, and Better than Sex. He died in February 2005.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Picador
• Date d'édition: 2010
• ISBN 10: 0330510770
• ISBN 13: 9780330510776
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 624