<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>"First appeared in Rolling Stone Magazine, issue 95, November 11, 1971 and 96, November 25, 1971"--T.p. verso.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><b>50th Anniversary Edition - With an introduction by Caity Weaver, acclaimed <i>New York Times</i> journalist</b> <p/>This cult classic of gonzo journalism is the best chronicle of drug-soaked, addle-brained, rollicking good times ever committed to the printed page. It is also the tale of a long weekend road trip that has gone down in the annals of American pop culture as one of the strangest journeys ever undertaken. <p/>Also a major motion picture directed by Terry Gilliam, starring Johnny Depp and Benicio del Toro.<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br>Hunter S. Thompson (July 18, 1937 -- February 20, 2005) was an American journalist and author. He was known for his flamboyant writing style, most notably deployed in <i>Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas</i>, which blurred the distinctions between writer and subject, fiction and nonfiction. <p/>The best source on Thompson's writing style and personality is Thompson himself. His books include <i>Hell's Angels: A Strange and Terrible Saga</i> (1966), <i>Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas: A Savage Journey to the Heart of the American Dream</i> (1972), <i>Fear and Loathing on the Campaign Trail '72</i> (1973); <i>The Great Shark Hunt: Strange Tales from a Strange Time</i> (1979); <i>The Curse of Lono</i>(1983); <i>Generation of Swine, Gonzo Papers Vol. 2: Tales of Shame and Degradation in the 80's</i> (1988); and <i>Songs of the Doomed</i> (1990).
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