Thompson, Hunter S(tockton)
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U.S. journalist.
He had run-ins with the law as a young man and served in the U.S. Air Force. In 1965 he infiltrated the Hell's Angels motorcycle gang and published his account,
Hell's Angels, in 1966. His psychedelic-drug romp,
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (1971), is considered a contemporary classic. Other books include
Fear and Loathing: On the Campaign Trail '72 (1973),
The Great Shark Hunt (1979), and
Better Than Sex (1994). He created the genre known as "gonzo journalism," a style created from (by his own account) accident and desperation, and his writing
idiosyncratic and subjective in the extreme, and often wildly funny
gained him a large underground following.
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Universalium.
2010.
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Thompson, Hunter S(tockton) — (18 jul. 1939, Louisville, Ky., EE.UU.). Periodista estadounidense. Tuvo dificultades con la ley en su juventud y más tarde sirvió en la Fuerza Aérea estadounidense. En 1965 se infiltró en la banda de motociclistas que se hacía llamar Hells… … Enciclopedia Universal
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Hunter — (as used in expressions) Hubel, David (Hunter) Hunter, John Hunter, río Hunter, William Thompson, Hunter S(tockton) … Enciclopedia Universal
