Generation of Swine: Tales of Shame and Degradation in the '80's (Gonzo Papers, Vol. 2) - Softcover

Thompson, Hunter S.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0679722378 ISBN 13: 9780679722373

Publisher: Vintage, 1989

Synopsis

A running tally of the folly of the 80's, the decade known for men of "huge brains, small necks, weak muscles and fat wallets.." - NYT Book Review

About this title

About the Author:

Hunter S. Thompson was born and raised in Louisville, Kentucky. His books include Hell's Angels, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, Fear and Loathing on the Campaign Trail '72, The Rum Diary, and Better than Sex. He died February 2005.

From Publishers Weekly:

Thompson may be correct in assuming that the greed and immorality pervading the American social landscape are obscene, but his surreal, half-demented style has hardened into a pose. These columns from the San Francisco Examiner prove only that journalism can become dated quickly. The author of Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas calls Colonel Khadafy smarter than Ronald Reagan and takes potshots at television news, Gary Hart, Ed Meese, evangelists, Michael Dukakis, Pat Robertson and the Iran-contra hearings. He predicts that the Democrats will self-destruct in the 1988 presidential campaign. People he dislikes are described as "money-sucking animals," "brainless freaks," "geeks," "greed-crazed lunatics" and so on. Thompson's flaccid diatribes seem designed to instill a sense of smug superiority in the reader.
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About this edition

• Publisher: Vintage
• Publication date: 1989
• ISBN 10: 0679722378
• ISBN 13: 9780679722373
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 320