Kingdom of Fear

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Kingdom of Fear (German: Kingdom of Fear ) is a novel by Hunter S. Thompson , published in 2003 in the US. In 2006, Kingdom of Fear was published for the first time in German by Heyne-Verlag. In his book, the author covers many of the themes of his previous work, including excessive drug use and rebellion against state authority. Some of the stories also deal with the time after the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 and their police and military effects.

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The book seems to be a kind of memoir or autobiography at the beginning, but one quickly recognizes in numerous sections the earlier adventures of Thompson, which could be described as a kind of Gonzo biography. There is a gross adherence to actual chronology throughout the book, although many events are pushed in between each narrative. Nevertheless, a certain continuity can be seen in these events, for example the "Witness" sections, which deal with the Gail Palmer trial against him, which appear once per chapter in roughly the same place.

In addition to various larger narratives, there are also several sections that are in no way related to other narratives. Some of the topics closely related to Thompson's life are:

  • An early FBI- related incident that attempted to arrest Thompson, then nine years old, for destroying a government mailbox.
  • Various adventures Thompson has had as a manager at the O'Farrell Theater in San Francisco, a notorious pornography theater.
  • A possibly fictional account of how Thompson met his assistant and future wife, Anita.

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  • Hunter S. Thompson: Kingdom of Fear: Loathsome Secrets of a Star-crossed Child in the Final Days of the American Century , Simon & Schuster Verlag, New York a. a. 2003, ISBN 978-0141014227 . (Various English editions, paperback edition by Penguin Verlag , London 2003)
  • Hunter S. Thompson: Kingdom of Fear: From the Life of the Last American Rebel . Translated into German by Teja Schwaner. Heyne Verlag , Munich 2006, ISBN 978-3-453-40462-5 .

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