num_pages: 336
description: A look at the life and lunacy of the well-known journalist traces the people and events that shaped Thompson's life, describing his troubled Kentucky childhood, his life in New York City in the 1950s, his encounters with Kesey and others, and his writing.
language: English
title: When the Going Gets Weird: The Twisted Life and Times of Hunter S. Thompson
titlecomplete: When the Going Gets Weird: The Twisted Life and Times of Hunter S. Thompson
genres: Nonfiction, Journalism, Biography
ratings_count: 239
publisher: Hyperion