Хантер С. Томпсон — библиография

In diesem Band erweist sich Hunter S. Thompson als gro?er Briefeschreiber, dessen Prosa, wie The New Republic einmal schrieb, getr?nkt war von «einer Art Rimbaud'schen Delirium», wie es nur «wenigen Genies» eigen ist. Und gro?e amerikanische Autoren wie Tom Wolfe, William Kennedy oder James Salter erkannten, dass Thompson ein meisterhafter Stilist war und ein au?ergew?hnliches Gesp?r f?r abgr?ndige Komik hatte. Vom Ende der f?nfziger Jahre bis in die Zeit, als er mit seinem Hell's Angels Buch und mit «Angst und Schrecken in Las Vegas» ber?hmt wurde, als er f?r das Amt des Sheriffs in Pitkin County kandidierte und die Wahlk?mpfe 68 und 72…

The best, the fastest, the hippest and the most unorthodox account ever published of the US presidential electoral process in all its madness and corruption.In 1972 Hunter S. Thompson, the creator and king of Gonzo journalism, covered the US presidential campaign for Rolling Stone magazine alongside the establishment newsmen of Washington. The result is a classic piece of subversive reportage and a fantastic ride on the rollercoaster of Hunter’s uniquely savage imagination. In his own words, written years before Watergate: ‘It is Nixon himself who represents that dark, venal and incurably violent side of the American character almost every…

'Hot damn! Let us rumble, keep going and don't slow down . . . let's have a little fun . . .' In his much-anticipated memoir, Hunter S. Thompson looks back on a long and productive life. It is a story of crazed road trips fuelled by bourbon and black acid, of insane judges and giant porcupines, of girls, guns, explosives and, of course, bikes. He also takes on his dissolute youth in Louisville; his adventures in pornography; campaigning for local office in Aspen; and what it's like

Hunter S. Thompson was the creator of a new kind of journalism and invented a new style of writing. Gonzo was a wild, often drug- and drink-fuelled adventure, in which Thompson examined the politics, people, and values of his times. In the three great collections of Gonzo writings, The Great Shark Hunt, Generation of Swine, and Songs of the Doomed he dissected the 60s, 70s, and 80s with violence, wit, anger, and occasional compassion. Collected together for the first time

‘Well . . .yes, and here we go again’ Dr Hunter S. Thompson Indeed we do. Here, in one chunky volume, is the best of gonzo. From Private Thompson in trouble with the air force, to the devastating portrait of the ageing Muhammad Ali. Taking in the Kentucky Derby, Freak Power in the Rockies, Nixon in ’68, McGovern in ’72, Fear and Loathing at the Watergate, Jimmy Carter and the Great Leap of Faith – and much more. An indispensable compendium of decadence, depravity and horse-sense.

Including a chronicle of his first mescaline experience, a trailer-park confrontation and ending with an unnaturally poignant love story, Screwjack is an exhilarating collection of short stories. As Thompson puts it in his introduction, the three stories here ‘build like Bolero to a faster & wilder climax that will drag the reader relentlessly up a hill, & then drop him off a cliff . . . That is the Desired Effect.’ Amid all the hilarity, Hunter S. Thompson proves just how bril

Пуэрто-Рико. Остров, на котором невозможно работать — а можно сойти с ума, спиться или влюбиться. Или все сразу. Здесь теплая компания журналистов коротает время в местном кабаке, где они методично наливаются ромом и ведут беседы о том, как дошли до жизни такой. Здесь молодой репортер Пол Кемп получает важные профессиональные и жизненные уроки. Здесь скучно и нечего делать. Именно поэтому то, что начиналось как ленивый южный адюльтер, семимильными шагами мчится к настоящей трагедии... Любовь, выпивка, смерть — а что, собственно, нужно еще?