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Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas

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Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas: A Savage Journey to the Heart of the American Dream is a novel by Hunter S. Thompson, illustrated by Ralph Steadman. The book is a roman à clef, rooted in autobiographical incidents. The story follows its protagonist, Raoul Duke, and his attorney, Dr. Gonzo, as they descend on Las Vegas to chase the American Dream through a drug-induced haze, all the while ruminating on the failure of the 1960s countercultural movement. The work is Thompson's most famous, and is noted for its lurid descriptions of illegal drug use, its early retrospective on the culture of the 1960s, and its popularization of Thompson's highly-subjective blend of fact and fiction that has become known as gonzo journalism. The novel first appeared as a two-part series in Rolling Stone magazine in 1971, was printed as a book in 1972, and was later adapted into a film of the same name in 1998 by Terry Gilliam, starring Johnny Depp and Benicio del Toro who portrayed Raoul Duke and Dr. Gonzo, respectively.

Dewey decimal classification 070/.92 B 21

Isbn 0-679-78589-2

Lcc PN4874.T444 A3 1998b

Number of pages 204

Oclc 41049769

English Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fear_and_Loathing_in_Las_Vegas

Spanish wikipedia http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fear_and_Loathing_in_Las_Vegas_(libro)