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The Curse of Lono

by Hunter S. Thompson

The marathon as a point of departure

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The marathon as a point of departure

The Honolulu Marathon gives Thompson and Steadman an assignment that soon expands beyond conventional sports coverage. Their account turns toward Lono, a Hawaiian god associated with rain and fertility, bringing Hawaiian myth into contact with dark Americana. Steadman’s illustrations are an integral part of the book’s approach, accompanying reportage that moves into surreal territory. The result is an illustrated work of immersive journalism whose subject reaches beyond the race to the pair’s encounter with myth and place.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Readers interested in Hunter S. Thompson and literary biography.
  • Those drawn to illustrated nonfiction and immersive journalism.
  • Readers curious about accounts that connect sports reporting with Hawaiian myth and dark Americana.

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Immersive journalismHawaiian mythologySports reportingDark AmericanaIllustrated nonfiction

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Book overview

The fully illustrated Gonzo classic from Hunter S. Thompson and Ralph Steadman, The Curse of Lono blends satire, myth, and immersive reportage into a cult counterculture masterpiece--newly introduced by actress and director, Natasha Lyonne.

Tasked with covering Hawaii's largest annual running event, the Honolulu Marathon, Hunter S. Thompson and Ralph Steadman quickly abandon conventional sports reporting. What begins as race coverage erupts into an odyssey of excess and an obssession with Lono, the Hawaiian god of rain and fertility.

As Thompson's reportage fractures into the surreal, Steadman's illustrations intensify their descent, transforming their time on the islands into a hallucinatory exploration of Hawaiian myth and dark Americana. The result is The Curse of Lono, a Gonzo classic of immersive journalism and illustrated nonfiction.
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