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Hunter S. Thompson had some real talent--his prose kept a loose-jointed rhythm long after sense and humor had flown--but never was a writer, not even Truman Capote, so consumed by his persona.(The Week)(Brief Article)(Obituary)

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* Hunter S. Thompson had some real talent--his prose kept a loose-jointed rhythm long after sense and humor had flown--but never was a writer, not even Truman Capote, so consumed by his persona. Thompson's breakaway hit was Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, an account of drug-addled antics there. With the encouragement of Rolling Stone, he moved his schtick to politics. Compared to the earnest, ...

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