|
||||||||||||||||||
|
||||||||||||||||||
|
||||||||||||||||||
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Frequently Bought Together
Product Details
|
Product Description
Book Description
A wild ride to the dark side of Americana 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 oeuvre, was long out of print, prompting collectors to search high and low for an original copy. TASCHEN's signed, limited edition sold out before the book even hit the stores, but this unlimited version, in a different, smaller format, makes The Curse of Lono accessible to everyone.
About the Author
Steve Crist has edited and created numerous art and photography books including The Polaroid Book, Marilyn by Andre de Dienes, Jazzlife and Steve McQueen by William Claxton, and The Curse of Lono by Hunter S. Thompson and Ralph Steadman. In 2006, he created and published the internationally successful Gonzo by Hunter S. Thompson. Steve is the Publisher of AMMO Books, and is currently in production with Todd Oldham on Charley Harper - An Illustrated Life, and Lulu by Lulu de Kwiatkowski. He lives in Los Angeles.
--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
Suggested Tags from Similar Products(What's this?)Be the first one to add a relevant tag (keyword that's strongly related to this product)
|
What Other Items Do Customers Buy After Viewing This Item?
Customer Reviews
|
Share your thoughts with other customers:
|
||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Most helpful customer reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars
curse of lono,
This review is from: The Curse of Lono (Paperback)
i was extremely pleased with my purchase. I had been looking for this book for months and could only find incredibly overpriced versions . the copy i received was in beautiful condition and priced right.
2.0 out of 5 stars
Caveat emptor,
By storyteller (Toronto) - See all my reviews
This review is from: A Curse of Lono (Paperback)
Caveat emptor. After paying way too much for a used copy, I had to repair the book upon delivery; 30 year old glue having dried out crumbled the spine and loosened pages.I'd heard the book described as kind of a sequel to Fear & Loathing In Las Vegas, as Hunter covers the 1980 Honolulu Marathon. It starts off good as a great article for Runner magazine, but once the marathon is over it just degenerates. If you're a fan of Ralph Steadman there's plenty of great art work for you. Hunter's first book, The Rum Diary, (a good solid piece of writing for a 1st novel) was written when he was 22 but was unable to get it published until 1998 when he was HUNTER S. THOMPSON. That's the thing once you're famous you can get any piece of crap published as art, and that's what The Curse of Lono is. A miss-mash of random adventures that while well written as only Hunter could, just don't amount to anything, certainly not holding a candle to style of Fear & Loathing In Las Vegas, or even The Rum Diary. Strictly for diehard Hunter S. Thompson fans.
4.0 out of 5 stars
Among His Best,
By "v_vegas" (Toronto, Ontario Canada) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Curse of Lono (Hardcover)
I would be surprised if this book does not get reprinted. I had my first copy "stolen" when it disappeared into the loaned book abyss. I recently bought an out-of-print used copy from a local dealer, via Amazon, and two months later the author killed himself. Now, it's a little expensive. If you can get your hands on a copy, I would rank the writing among his best work in the fictional/gonzo genre. He actually wrote this saga after two visits to Hawaii. The marathon coverage is brilliant. The characters, including his own wife, are bigger-than-life and funny as hell. The transition from a reporter covering a marathon to a man having a vacation with his wife and friends really has to be studied to be appreciated. The slow but inevitable decent from humour to insanity is captivating, witty and enormously funny. When Thompson was motivated to make himself laugh, he did a great job. This was one of the books that he had friends reading aloud to him in his kitchen prior to his suicide. I do not rate Lono his best work, especially not when you know this author was capable of the kind of gritty realism that he lashed together in books like Fear and Loathing on the Campaign Trail, but it is a true gem. You cannot appreciate Hunter Thompson's late-life writing style without it.
Share your thoughts with other customers: Create your own review
Want to see more reviews on this item?
|
Most recent customer reviews |
Listmania!
Look for similar items by category
- Books > Arts & Photography > Artists, A-Z
- Books > Arts & Photography > History & Criticism
- Books > Biographies & Memoirs > Professionals & Academics > Journalists
- Books > Entertainment > Pop Culture > Art
- Books > History > Americas > United States
- Books > History > United States
- Books > Reference > Writing > Travel
- Books > Travel > Australia & South Pacific
- Books > Travel > Reference & Tips > Travel Writing
Look for similar items by subject
Feedback
Would you like to update product info or give feedback on images?
|
