Fear and Loathing Worldwide: Gonzo Journalism Beyond Hunter S. Thompson

by Robert Alexander

Book Overview

For more than 40 years, the radically subjective style of participatory journalism known as Gonzo has been inextricably associated with the American writer Hunter S. Thompson. Around the world, however, other journalists approach unconventional material in risky ways, placing themselves in the middle of off-beat stories, and relate those accounts in the supercharged rhetoric of Gonzo. In some cases, Thompson's influence is apparent, even explicit;...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 150136166X
• ISBN13: 9781501361661
• Release Date: January 2020
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 1.03 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"