Hunter S Thompson, Rachel Kushner

Broschiertes Buch

Kingdom of Fear

Loathsome Secrets of a Star-Crossed Child in the Final Days of the American Century

Beschreibung

Many had questioned the probability that Hunter S. Thompson would ever write a memoir. But the enigmatic legend of letters bucked the odds, resulting in a hilarious account of the making of the Gonzo journalist.

Autor

Hunter S. Thompson was born and raised in Louisville, Kentucky. His books include Fear and Loathing on the Campaign Trail '72, Screwjack, Kingdom of Fear, The Great Shark Hunt, Fear and Loathing at Rolling Stone, Hell's Angels, and Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas. He died in February 2005. Rachel Kushner is the author of the New York Times bestseller Creation Lake , her latest novel; The Hard Crowd, her acclaimed essay collection; and the internationally bestselling novels The Mars Room, The Flamethrowers, and Telex from Cuba, as well as a book of short stories, The Strange Case of Rachel K. She has won the Prix Médicis and been a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award, the Folio Prize, and was twice a finalist for the Booker Prize and the National Book Award in Fiction. Creation Lake was also longlisted for the National Book Award. She is a Guggenheim Foundation Fellow and the recipient of the Harold D. Vursell Memorial Award from the American Academy of Arts and Letters. Her books have been translated into twenty-seven languages.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Simon & Schuster
• Seitenzahl: 384
• Erscheinungstermin: 6. November 2003
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 214mm x 139mm x 35mm
• Gewicht: 348g
• ISBN-13: 9780684873244
• ISBN-10: 0684873249
• Artikelnr.: 22318898