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Hunter S. Thompson
| born |
July 18, 1937
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| died |
February 20, 2005 |
| gender |
male |
| place of birth |
Louisville, Kentucky, The United States |
| genre |
Nonfiction, Entertainment
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| influences |
William Burroughs, Joseph Conrad, J. P. Donleavy, William Faulkner, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Ernest Hemingway, Jack Kerouac, H. L. Mencken, Ayn Rand, Mark Twain, Tom Wolfe |
about this author
Hunter Stockton Thompson was an American journalist and author, famous for his book Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas. He is credited as the creator of Gonzo journalism, a style of reporting where reporters involve themselves in the action to such a degree that they become the central figures of their stories. He is also known for his promotion and use of psychedelics and other mind-altering substances (and to a lesser extent, alcohol and firearms), his libertarian views, and his iconoclastic contempt for authority.
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