WIRED w/ the WEIRD

Hunter S. Thompson
(18. Juli 1937 - 20. Februar 2005)

At the same time, I shared a dark suspicion that the life we were leading was a lost cause, that we were all actors, kidding ourselves along on a senseless odyssey. It was the tension between these two poles – a restless idealism on one hand and a sense of impending doom on the other – that kept me going.
from "The Rum Diary. A novel" (1959)

Biography

take this wiki-link as a good starting point on your own incredible adventure revealing the life and work of HST.

and/or watch this documentary shot in 1978 - Fear and Loathing: On the Road to Hollywood



Books

• The Rum Diary. A Novel (1959, published 1999)
• Hell’s Angels (1967)
• Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (1971)
• Fear and Loathing on the Campaign Trail ’72 (1973)
• The Great Shark Hunt: Strange Tales from a Strange Time (1979)
• The Curse of Lono (1984)
• Generation of Swine: Tales of Shame and Degradation in the 80s (1989)
• Songs of the Doomed: More Notes on the Death of the American Dream (1990)
• Better than Sex (1994)
• The Fear and Loathing Letters
  - The Proud Highway: Saga of a Desperate Southern Gentleman 1955-1967 (1998)
  - Fear And Loathing In America: The Brutal Odyssey of an Outlaw Journalist 1968-1976 (2001)
  - The Mutineer: Rants, Ravings, and Missives from the Mountaintop 1977-2005 (expected August 2012)
• Screwjack. A Short Story (2000)
• Kingdom of Fear: Loathsome Secrets of a Star-Crossed Child in the Final Days of the American Century (2003)
• Hey Rube: Blood Sport, the Bush Doctrine and the Downward Spiral of Dumbness (2004)
  

Once you start to read one of these books, who'll be hooked to Gonzo like I am! German translations of the books are quite nice, but i prefer the English originals! Detailed recommendations will follow, hopefully!