Savage Art
Author: Robert Polito
Publisher: Vintage
Published: 1996-10-01
Total Pages: 562
ISBN-13: 0679733523
DOWNLOAD EBOOKRobert Polito recounts Thompson's relationship with his father, a disgraced Oklahoma sheriff, with the women he adored in life and murdered on the page, with alcohol, would-be censors, and Hollywood auteurs. Unrelenting and empathetic, casting light into the darker caverns of our collective psyche, Savage Art is an exemplary homage to an American original. A National Book Critics Circle Award winner. 57 photos.