Penguin Modern Classics Hells Angels English edition - Hunter S Thompson Kartoniert (TB)

Back in the 1960s one writer had the nerve and attitude to live, drink and ride with the Hells Angels as well as get stomped by them.Not only did he survive to tell the tale, but he also had the guts to write an explicit piece about their manners and rituals, not being intimidated by their threats of violent retribution.Hunter S. Thompson manages to give astonishing insight into a legendary biker gang, while also de-mystifying their romantic outlaw-aura and unveiling a gritty truth of violent criminals who understand themselves as not only above but beyond the law.While not only simply portraying the other side, Thompson also documents the changes that style of life did to him personally.Even today it remains a fascinating book.