The Rum Diary A Novel
The Rum Diary A Novel by Hunter S. Thompson, published by Simon and Schuster in 1998, is a work that explores themes of jealousy, treachery, and violent lust set against the backdrop of San Juan, Puerto Rico, in the late 1950s. This edition spans 204 pages and is presented in English. The narrative follows freelance journalist Paul Kemp as he navigates a chaotic world filled with corruption and get-rich-quick schemes, all while being drawn to a mysterious woman.
Readers will find a vivid portrayal of life in a Caribbean boomtown, where the lines between morality and ambition blur. The story captures the exuberance and madness of youth, offering a comedic yet intense experience reminiscent of Thompson’s other works. This novel, begun when Thompson was just twenty-two, provides a fictional excursion that delves into the complexities of human desire and the darker sides of ambition.
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**National Bestseller
**New York Times Notable Book
“Nobody tells you that reading Hunter S. Thompson novels as a young adult male while serving in the military is a potentially very bad idea. Some things you simply must absorb and learn on your own.” —Sturgill Simpson
Made into a major motion picture starring Johnny Depp, The Rum Diary—a national bestseller and New York Times Notable Book—is Hunter S. Thompson’s brilliant love story of jealousy, treachery, and violent lust in the Caribbean.
Begun in 1959 by a twenty-two-year-old Hunter S. Thompson, The Rum Diary is a brilliantly tangled love story of jealousy, treachery, and violent alcoholic lust in the Caribbean boomtown that was San Juan, Puerto Rico, in the late 1950s. The narrator, freelance journalist Paul Kemp, irresistibly drawn to a sexy, mysterious woman, is soon thrust into a world where corruption and get-rich-quick schemes rule, and anything (including murder) is permissible. Exuberant and mad, youthful and energetic, this dazzling comedic romp provides a fictional excursion as riveting and outrageous as Thompson’s Fear and Loathing books.
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