The Joke's Over - Rilegato

Steadman, Ralph

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ISBN 10: 0434016063 ISBN 13: 9780434016068

Casa editrice: William Heinemann Ltd, 2006

Riassunto

In the spring of 1970, Ralph Steadman went to America in search of work and found more than he bargained for. In Kentucky to cover the Derby, he met a former Hells Angel called Hunter S. Thompson. Thompson wrote later: 'The rest of that day blurs into madness. The rest of that night too. And all the next day and night. Such horrible things occurred that I can't bring myself even to think about them now, much less put them down in print. Steadman was lucky to get out of Louisville without serious injuries, and I was lucky to get out at all.' That meeting nevertheless resulted in a working relationship and a friendship that lasted for more than thirty years. In "The Joke's Over", Ralph Steadman tells the story of a remarkable collaboration that documented the turbulent years of the Civil Rights movement, Nixon and Watergate, and the decay of the American Dream. It is also the story of an unusual friendship, of both unique understanding and of extraordinary betrayals. Few people knew Thompson as well as Ralph Steadman did. In this remarkable memoir, elegaic, bizarre and hilarious, Steadman tells his story for the first time, the story - in words and pictures - of Ralph and Hunter, a great British original on a great American original, Butch and Sundance on acid...

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An exceptional copy; fine in an equally fine dw. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Literally as new. Signed and with an added unique illustration by Steadman. Self- portrait eye ball. 396 pages; Physical desc. : xviii, 396 p. , [32] p. Of plates : ill. ; 25 cm. Subject: Steadman, Ralph - Friends and associates. Steadman, Ralph - Correspondence. Thompson, Hunter S. - Friends and associates. Thompson, Hunter S. - Correspondence. Cartoonists - Great Britain - Biography. Cartoonists - Great Britain - Correspondence. Journalists - United States - Biography. Journalists - United States - Correspondence. Summary: In the spring of 1970, British artist Ralph Steadman went to America in search of work and found more than he bargained for. At the Kentucky Derby he met a former associate of the Hell's Angels, one Hunter S. Thompson. Their working relationship resulted in the now-legendary Gonzo Journalism. This book tells the inside story of a remarkable collaboration that documented the turbulent years of the civil rights movement, the Nixon years, Watergate, and the many bizarre and great events that shaped the second half of the twentieth century. When Thompson committed suicide in 2005, it was the end of a unique friendship filled with both betrayal and understanding.

Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: William Heinemann Ltd
• Data di pubblicazione: 2006
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 0434016063
• ISBN 13: 9780434016068
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 416
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile
• Persona responsabile: non disponibile