Hunter S Thompson
Legendary author Hunter S. Thompson (1937-2005) developed a style of writing about American life and politics that was so acerbic and over-the-top, it earned its own nickname: "gonzo journalism." His magazine articles and books--of which he penned nearly a dozen, including Hell's Angels, The Rum Diary, Songs of the Doomed, The Great Shark Hunt, and the monumental Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas--influenced a generation of writers and established his voice as an essential part of America's socio...See more
Legendary author Hunter S. Thompson (1937-2005) developed a style of writing about American life and politics that was so acerbic and over-the-top, it earned its own nickname: "gonzo journalism." His magazine articles and books--of which he penned nearly a dozen, including Hell's Angels, The Rum Diary, Songs of the Doomed, The Great Shark Hunt, and the monumental Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas--influenced a generation of writers and established his voice as an essential part of America's socio-political fabric. Portrayed on the silver screen by Bill Murray (Where the Buffalo Roam, 1980) and Johnny Depp (Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, 1998), Thompson was a wild character whose persona was inseparable from his often semi-autobiographical writing. True to his image, he once said, "I hate to advocate drugs, alcohol, violence, or insanity to anyone, but they've always worked for me." See less
Personality Profile For Hunter S Thompson
The following is a personality profile of Hunter S Thompson based on his work.
Hunter S Thompson is unconventional and somewhat inconsiderate.
He is empathetic, he feels what others feel and is compassionate towards them. He is intermittent as well: he has a hard time sticking with difficult tasks for a long period of time. But, Hunter S Thompson is also unstructured: he does not make a lot of time for organization in his daily life.
More than most people, his choices are driven by a desire for discovery.
He is also relatively unconcerned with tradition: he cares more about making his own path than following what others have done. Considers independence to guide a large part of what he does: he likes to set his own goals to decide how to best achieve them.
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Hell's Angels
NOT Your Average Motorcycle Tale
by Mike D, Jun 7, 2012
The Father of Gonzo Journalism gives a fasincating and readable account of the inner workings, and the outer fear and loathing in which the nation's #1 outlaw motorcycle gang is held.
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Hell's Angels; a strange and terrible saga
Hunter Thompson's Hell's Angels
"like Genghis Khan on an iron horse, a monster steed with a fiery anus,"by Hunter Thompson as he describes one of the scene at California Labor day weekend as the notorious Hell's Angels blow into ... Read More
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The Rum Diary
Journalism, the way only Hunter could write it
Everyone who has ever thought of being a journalist must read some Hunter Thompson. I can't say his experiences as a reporter mirror mine in any way, but I can definitely see where he got his ... Read More