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Author:
Richardson, Peter, 1959- author.
Title:
Savage journey : Hunter S. Thompson and the weird road to Gonzo / Peter Richardson.
Publisher:
University of California Press,
Copyright Date:
2022
Description:
271 pages, 12 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (black and white) ; 23 cm
Subject:
Thompson, Hunter S.--Criticism and interpretation.
Thompson, Hunter S.--Influence.
Journalists--United States--Biography.
American literature--20th century--History and criticism.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents:
Brooding -- The Storm of life -- Roughing it -- Observer -- New journalist -- Hashbury -- Totally Gonzo -- Rolling stone -- Las Vegas -- Campaign trail -- After Nixon -- Legacy.
Summary:
"Savage Journey is a "supremely crafted" study of Hunter S. Thompson's literary formation and achievement. Focusing on Thompson's influences, development, and unique model of authorship, Savage Journey argues that his literary formation was largely a San Francisco story. During the 1960s, Thompson rode with the Hell's Angels, explored the San Francisco counterculture, and met talented editors who shared his dissatisfaction with mainstream journalism. Author Peter Richardson traces Thompson's transition during this time from New Journalist to cofounder of Gonzo journalism. He also endorses Thompson's later claim that he was one of the best writers using the English language as both a musical instrument and a political weapon. Although Thompson's political commentary was often hyperbolic, Richardson shows that much of it was also prophetic. Fifty years after the publication of Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, and more than a decade after his death, Thompson's celebrity continues to obscure his literary achievement. This book refocuses our understanding of that achievement by mapping Thompson's influences, probing the development of his signature style, and tracing the reception of his major works. It concludes that Thompson was not only a gifted journalist, satirist, and media critic, but also the most distinctive American voice in the second half of the twentieth century. "-- Provided by publisher.
ISBN:
0520304926
9780520304925
OCLC:
(OCoLC)1243351452
LCCN:
2021025600
Locations:
UNUX074 -- University of Northern Iowa - Rod Library (Cedar Falls)
BAPH771 -- Des Moines Public Library (Des Moines)
ALPE516 -- Fairfield Public Library (Fairfield)
OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)
S1PD771 -- Johnston Public Library (Johnston)

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