Bibliograph

Stories I tell myself, growing up with Hunter S. Thompson, Juan F. Thompson

Type

Label

Stories I tell myself, growing up with Hunter S. Thompson, Juan F. Thompson

Language

eng

resource.biographical

individual biography

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Stories I tell myself

Oclc number

904755991

Responsibility statement

Juan F. Thompson

Sub title

growing up with Hunter S. Thompson

Summary

"An intimate, close-up portrait of Hunter S. Thompson, fearless outlaw journalist, 'avenging proxy for the American polity,' whose manic first-person articles and exposés so interwoven with the getting of the story, gave rise to gonzo journalism (gonzagas-'fooled you'; bizarre). A portrait of the man: writer, brother, husband, manic searching soul who grew up with the times he inhabited, and in part created; a portrait most of all of the father: the alcoholic, drug-fueled, charismatic, irresponsible, idealistic, sensitive man, by the son who lived through it all and thrived to tell the dangerous, complex, loving tale"--provided by publisher

Table Of Contents

My father as a young man -- Memories begin: ages 2 to 10 -- Awakening: ages 10 to 13 -- The breakup -- The in-between time: ages 13 to 18 -- Independence: ages 18 to 24 -- Getting straight: ages 24 to 30 -- Reconciliation: ages 30 to 41 -- The last day -- The funeral -- What changes, what remains the same

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