Description
Product ID: | 9780008557546 |
Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
Country of Manufacture: | GB |
Series: | Collins Modern Classics |
Title: | Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas |
Authors: | Author: Hunter S. Thompson |
Page Count: | 224 |
Subjects: | Autobiography: general, Autobiography: general, Modern and contemporary fiction: general and literary, Adventure / action fiction, Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945), Adventure, USA, c 1945 to c 2000 (Post-war period) |
Description: | Introducing the Collins Modern Classics, a series featuring some of the most significant books of recent times, books that shed light on the human experience – classics which will endure for generations to come. Introducing the Collins Modern Classics, a series featuring some of the most significant books of recent times, books that shed light on the human experience – classics which will endure for generations to come.‘You can turn your back on a person, but never turn your back on a drug – especially when it’s waving a razor-sharp hunting knife in your eyes’Roaring down the desert highway, Raoul Duke and his attorney Dr. Gonzo are seeking out the dark side of the American Dream. Armed with a drug arsenal of stupendous proportions, they confront casino operators, police officers and assorted Middle Americans, in surreal, chemically enhanced encounters.Hilarious, hallucinogenic and subversive, Hunter S. Thompson’s semi-autobiographical novel is a cult classic and a masterpiece of gonzo journalism.‘A scorching epochal sensation’ Tom Wolfe |
Imprint Name: | Fourth Estate Ltd |
Publisher Name: | HarperCollins Publishers |
Country of Publication: | GB |
Publishing Date: | 2022-05-26 |