Quick Facts About Hunter S. Thompson
- Born
- July 18, 1937
- Died
- February 20, 2005
- Nationality
- United States
- Profession
- Autobiographer
- Notable works
- Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
- Known for
- Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, The Rum Diary, Hell's Angels: The Strange and Terrible Saga of the Outlaw Motorcycle Gangs, Fear and Loathing on the Campaign Trail '72, The Kentucky Derby Is Decadent and Depraved
About Hunter S. Thompson
Hunter Stockton Thompson was an American journalist and author, regarded as a pioneer of New Journalism along with Gay Talese, Truman Capote, Norman Mailer, Joan Didion, and Tom Wolfe. He rose to prominence with the book Hell's Angels (1967), for which he lived a year among the Hells Angels motorcycle club to write a first-hand account of their lives and experiences. In 1970, he wrote an unconventional article titled "The Kentucky Derby Is Decadent and Depraved" for Scanlan's Monthly, which further raised his profile as a countercultural figure. It also set him on the path to establish the subgenre of New Journalism that he called "Gonzo", a style in which the writer becomes central to, and participant in the narrative.
Biography source:
Wikipedia
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