The Proud Highway

_____________ ''Brilliant'' - Observer ''Vivid, hyperactive, combative, ferociously intelligent and iconoclastic'' - Guardian ''Splendidly corrosive'' - Independent _____________ The Proud Highway is a literary milestone. The first volume in Hunter S. Thompson''s intimate letters begins with a high school essay written in 1955, and takes us through 1967, when the publication of Hell''s Angels made the author an international celebrity. Thompson''s prolific and often profound correspondence gives us an unforgettable insight into the world during the Cold War era, as well as an authoritative introduction to the cultural revolution of the sixties. With a vicious eye for detail and rude wit he writes to such luminaries as Norman Mailer, Tom Wolfe, Lyndon Johnson and Joan Baez. These letters represent the evolution of the original, a singular voice defying an era of banality, and cements Thompson''s reputation as one of the great romantic journalistic figures of our time.>

A propos de l'auteur

Hunter S. Thompson was born and raised in Louisville, Kentucky. He was a regular contributor to various national and international publications. He lived in a fortified compound in Colorado until his death in 2005.

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: Hunter S. Thompson, Thompson Hunter S.
• Edition: Bloomsbury
• Contenu: Livre
• Forme du produit: Livre de poche
• Date de parution: 07.03.2011
• Catégorie: Littérature spécialisée > Philosophie, religion > Biographies, autobiographies; Littérature > Littérature (récits) > Correspondance, journaux intimes
• EAN: 9781408822937
• ISBN: 978-1-4088-2293-7
• Nombre de pages: 720
• Dimensions (emballage): 13 x 20 x 4,5 cm
• Thème: The Fear and Loathing Letters > Vol.1; The Fear and Loathing Letters > 1
• Catégories: Joan Baez, Diaries, letters & journals, Hell's Angels, LITERARY COLLECTIONS / Diaries & Journals, Memoirs, LITERARY COLLECTIONS / Letters, Johnny Depp, Tom Wolfe, Diaries, letters and journals, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Memoirs, Lyndon Johnson, letter collections, collected journalism, eyewitness account, fear and loathing in america, kingdom of fear, Songs of the Doomed, Better Than Sex, Generation of Swine, Screwjack, On the Campaign Trail '72, The Great Shark Hunt, Curse of Lono, Romantic journalistic icon, 20th twentieth century events, Major motion picture film, American history historical, Incisive journaling journal, Politics Norman Mailer, Brilliant outrageous, Las Vegas Rum Diary, Correspondence famous, Reportage USA America, Reporting for Rolling Stone, Seminal political writer