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The work is thompsons most famous book and it introduced the world to gonzo journalism, a style of writing that is a highly subjective blend of fact and fiction as opposed to traditional objective news reporting. A terrible experience with extremely dangerous drugs in hunter s. The story follows its protagonist, raoul duke, and his attorney, dr. Thompson estate, top shelf productions is pleased to announce fear and loathing in las vegas, a delightfully bonkers graphic novel by eisnernominated artist troy little adapting thompsons seminal book of the same name.
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