From Hipsters to Gonzo : How New Journalism Rewrote the World

Throughout the 1960s and 1970s, an eclectic gang of writers and editors began to experiment, blending the creative techniques of literary fiction with socalled 'objective' journalism. The result was a revolution in style that was provocative, culturally and politically engaged, and self-consciously cool. From Hipsters to Gonzo tells the fascinating stories behind some of the classics of the genre including: In Cold Blood, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, The Right Stuff, Armies of the Night, The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test, and Slouching Towards Bethlehem. It shows how the New Journalism pushed reportage beyond its narrow limits and changed the literary culture.Marc Weingarten is the author of 'From Hipsters to Gonzo : How New Journalism Rewrote the World' with ISBN 9781920769604 and ISBN 1920769609.