He is Dr. (the doctor was as mythical as he was) Hunter S. Thompson. An American writer of magnificent proportion.
I have just watched a documentary film about him, titled "Gonzo: the Life and Work of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson".
I highly recommend it.
It tells the story, not only of a self-created man but of the times in America during the '60's and 70's.
Thompson, to those who do not know, was an abuser of alcohol, drugs and life. But he was an excellent writer, much of the time. His best book (in my opinion, though not of others) was "Fear and Loathing on the Campaign Trail '72", a chronicle of the American presidential campaign in 1972, during which Thompson almost single-handedly ruined the presidential hopes of Edward Muskie, spent an hour and a half in the back seat of a limousine with Richard Nixon, and lost his hope at the presidential defeat of George McGovern.
I believe in today's society, he would be known as a bi-polar individual. He could be funny and lovable and he could be mean and vicious. But all in all, ever and ever, he was "Hunter".
Get the movie. Watch it. Let me know of your opinion.
To those of you who don't know, Thompson ended his life in 2005 with a gunshot to the head in his kitchen.
