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Maverick author Hunter S. Thompson introduced the world to "gonzo journalism" with this cult classic that shot back up the best seller lists after Thompson's suicide in 2005. No book ever written has more perfectly captured the spirit of the 1960s counterculture.
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Relentless, comic, intimate and meticulous.
- contemplativerelentless
- gravecomic
- intimateepic
- rawmeticulous
- classical in formformally daring
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About the book
- Author
- Hunter S. Thompson
- First published
- April 4, 2005
- Pages
- 206
- Publisher
- Anagrama, Paladin, HarperCollins Publishers Limited
- Editions
- 26
- Language
- English, German, Spanish
- ISBN
- 9783442443208
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