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Hunter S. Thompson
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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.
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Birth
1937
Death
2005
First book
1967
Years writing
38
Hunter S. Thompson was the creator and leading figure of gonzo journalism.
Under the pseudonym Raoul Duke, the author explored the boundaries between reality and fiction.
His most iconic work, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, is a cornerstone of counterculture.
Born in Louisville, Thompson was a multifaceted figure who ventured into politics and photography.
Throughout his career, he published over one hundred works that challenged traditional journalistic conventions.