FACT VS. FICTION: THE IMAGE OF A REBEL IN H. THOMPSON’S HELL’S ANGELS Cover Image

FACT VS. FICTION: ОБРАЗ БУНТАРЯ В ПРОИЗВЕДЕНИИ «АНГЕЛЫ АДА» Х. ТОМПСОНА
FACT VS. FICTION: THE IMAGE OF A REBEL IN H. THOMPSON’S HELL’S ANGELS

Author(s): Olga Robertovna Faizullina
Subject(s): Philosophy, Language and Literature Studies, Fiction, Other Language Literature, Philosophy of Language
Published by: Казанский (Приволжский) федеральный университет
Keywords: contemporary American literature; New Journalism; literary nonfiction; counterculture;

Summary/Abstract: This article is dedicated to the analysis of the well-known work Hell’s Angels: The Strange and Terrible Saga of the Outlaw Motorcycle Gangs written by H.S. Thompson, one of the most notorious American writers of the 20th century. Using different literary techniques typical of the New Journalism, the author represents to the reader his own perception of this socially and historically important phenomenon. A conclusion is made that the book is written in a new form of fiction, where facts and their literary implementation create a single whole.

  • Issue Year: 156/2014
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 215-222
  • Page Count: 8
  • Language: Russian