Hunter S. Thompson and Ralph Steadman. The Curse of Lono
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Limited Collector’s Edition of 1,000 copies, each signed by Hunter S. Thompson and Ralph Steadman
“The Curse of Lono is the oddball child, an unclassifiable mix of fiction, reportage, mythologies and manic surrealism.”
Hunter S. Thompson and Ralph Steadman. The Curse of Lono
2000Lono Is Back
Hunter S. Thompson's and Ralph Steadman’s most eccentric book
The Curse of Lono is to Hawaii what Fear and Loathing was to Las Vegas: the crazy tales of a journalist’s “coverage” of a news event that ends up being a wild ride to the dark side of Americana. Originally published in 1983, Curse features all of the zany, hallucinogenic wordplay and feral artwork for which the Hunter S. Thompson / Ralph Steadman duo became known and loved. This curious book, considered an oddity among Hunter’s œuvre, has been long out of print, prompting collectors to search high and low for an original copy. Resurrected by TASCHEN in a bigger size with splendid, full-color illustrations, The Curse of Lono is now available in a special 1,000-copy edition, numbered and hand-signed by Thompson and Steadman.
Limited Collector’s Edition of 1,000 copies, each signed by Hunter S. Thompson and Ralph Steadman
The illustrator
Ralph Steadman is best known for his collaborations with Hunter S. Thompson. He is also a printmaker (his prints include a series of etchings on writers from William Shakespeare to William Burroughs). His own books include the lives of Sigmund Freud and Leonardo da Vinci and The Big I Am, the story of God.
The author
Legendary author Hunter S. Thompson (1937-2005) developed a style of writing about American life and politics that was so acerbic and over-the-top, it earned its own nickname: “gonzo journalism.” His magazine articles and books—of which he penned nearly a dozen, including Hell’s Angels, The Rum Diary, Songs of the Doomed, The Great Shark Hunt, and the monumental Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas—influenced a generation of writers and established his voice as an essential part of America’s socio-political fabric. Portrayed on the silver screen by Bill Murray (Where the Buffalo Roam, 1980) and Johnny Depp (Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, 1998), Thompson was a wild character whose persona was inseparable from his often semi-autobiographical writing. True to his image, he once said, “I hate to advocate drugs, alcohol, violence, or insanity to anyone, but they’ve always worked for me.”
Hunter S. Thompson and Ralph Steadman. The Curse of Lono
Edition of 1,000Hardcover in slipcase, 36.9 x 52.5 cm, 4.63 kg, 202 pagesISBN 978-3-8228-3656-9
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