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Rum Diary

Rum Diary 1

A Novel

by Hunter S. Thompson
Paperback
Publication Date: 05/07/2004
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THE BOOK THAT INSPIRED THE MAJOR MOTION PICTURE STARRING JOHNNY DEPP
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'Remarkable - a genuine, 100% proof discovery of great literary importance' - Mail on Sunday

'Hilarious, utterly real and tragic ... A lithe, well-crafted gem of a novel which leaves the reader disturbed and grinning in a way that makes people sitting nearby change seats' - Scotland on Sunday

'Crackling, twisted, searing, paced to a deft prose rhythm ... a shot of Gonzo with a rum chaser' - San Francisco Chronicle
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The sultry classic of a journalist's sordid life in Puerto Rico

Paul Kemp has moved from New York to the steamy heat of Puerto Rico to work at the Daily News. He starts hanging out at Al's Backyard, a local den selling booze and hamburgers to vagrant journalists who are mostly crazy drunks on the verge of quitting. Then he meets Yeamon, whose delectable girlfriend has Kemp stewing in his own lust. But the idle tension that builds up in places where men sweat twenty-four hours a day is reaching a violent breaking point.
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'Wild, witty, angry, cynical and sarcastic ... A funny book that will make your life seem boring by comparison' - Scene
ISBN:
9780747574576
9780747574576
Category:
Contemporary fiction
Format:
Paperback
Publication Date:
05-07-2004
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Country of origin:
United Kingdom
Edition:
2nd Edition
Pages:
224
Dimensions (mm):
178x111x14mm
Weight:
0.12kg
Hunter S. Thompson

Hunter S. Thompson was born in Louisville, Kentucky in 1937. He began his writing career as a sports columnist in Florida and went on to work on newspapers and magazines in New York, San Juan and Rio de Janeiro. His articles appeared in Esquire, Rolling Stone magazine and the San Francisco Chronicle.

He is the author of a number of books, including Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, Fear and Loathing on the Campaign Trail '72, The Great Shark Hunt, Generation of Swine, The Curse of Lono, Songs of the Doomed, Better Than Sex, The Proud Highway and The Rum Diary. Hunter S. Thompson died in 2005.

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'The Rum Diary' tells the story of Paul Kemp, a vagrant journalist from New York working in Puerto Rico during the late 1950s.

I enjoyed this book, I think it was very well written. Some readers may find it drags a bit in the middle, but having said that, it's not a very long book so I was able to get through it fairly quickly. The themes are quite deep- very poetic and almost philosophical, but there is enough wit and alcohol to keep the narrative reasonably light. I found myself getting drawn into the story, especially towards the end, when tensions in Puerto Rico build towards breaking point. A recommended read.

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