Thursday, November 5, 2015

I admire Hunter Thompson

Hunter Stockton Thompson was an American journalist and author, and the founder of the gonzo journalism movement. Born July 18, 1937 in Louisville, Kentucky, to a middle-class family, Thompson had a turbulent youth after the death of his father left the family in poverty. Thompson became internationally known with the publication of Hell's Angels: The Strange and Terrible Saga of the Outlaw Motorcycle Gangs in 1967. For his research on the book he had spent a year living and riding with the Angels, experiencing their lives and hearing their stories first-hand. Previously a relatively conventional journalist, with the publication in 1970 of The Kentucky Derby Is Decadent and Depraved he became a counter cultural figure, with his own brand of New Journalism which he termed "Gonzo", an experimental style of journalism where reporters involve themselves in the action to such a degree that they become central figures of their stories.               
I like his stories because they are strong and transgressive than the rest also they are no fiction because he lived this situations.

That's why admire Hunter Thompson.

2 comments:

  1. Hello Fabián!
    How interesting the history of Hunter Thompson!! I think that it´s so difficult to tell a story from the inside.
    Bye..

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  2. I found him really interesting too ! I will try to read more about him

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