Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
A novel blending fiction and memoir that chronicles a drug-fueled journey to Las Vegas in search of the American Dream. Narrated by the alter ego Raoul Duke, the story uses surreal, hallucinatory prose to capture the chaotic end of the 1960s counterculture.
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Ranked #29 of 1942 · 206 pages · Published 1971
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Book data: ISBN 9780007204496. Page count from Open Library (median of editions). Cover via Open Library Covers.