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Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas: A Savage Journey to the Heart of the American Dream

Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas: A Savage Journey to the Heart of the American Dream

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Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas: A Savage Journey to the Heart of the American Dream

by Hunter S. Thompson

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9780394464350
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Random House Publishing, 1972. 1. Hardcover. Good. ** First Hardcover Edition **; Good++ in a Good++ dust jacket; Hardcover; Dust jacket is clean and intact with just a couple small edge-tears, and has not been price-clipped (Now fitted with a new, Brodart jacket protector); Light wear to the boards with minor sun-fading to the top and bottom edges; Unblemished textblock edges; The endpapers and text pages are all bright and unmarked; The binding is tight with a straight spine; This book will be shipped in a sturdy cardboard box with foam padding; Medium Format (8.5" - 9.75" tall); 0.8 lbs; White dust jacket with title in red and blue lettering over black cloth-covered boards; 1972, Random House Publishing; 206 pages; "Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas: A Savage Journey to the Heart of the American Dream," by Hunter S. Thompson.

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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. The novel first appeared as a two-part series in Rolling Stone magazine in 1971, was printed as a book the same year, and was later adapted into a film of the same name in 1998 starring Johnny Depp and Benicio del Toro. According to The New York Times,  Fear and Loathing "cemented Mr. Thompson's place as a singular presence in American journalism or, as he once called himself, 'a connoisseur of edge work.'"

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Title
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas: A Savage Journey to the Heart of the American Dream
Author
Hunter S. Thompson
Format/Binding
Hardcover
Book Condition
Used - Good
Quantity Available
1
Edition
1
ISBN 10
0394464354
ISBN 13
9780394464350
Publisher
Random House Publishing
Place of Publication
New York
Date Published
1972

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