Skip to Main Content

About The Book

An almost unnaturally poignant love story from the father of “Gonzo” journalism and Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas Hunter S. Thompson.

What makes the romantic short story Screwjack so touching, for all its queerness, is the aching melancholy in its depiction of the modern man's burden: that "we are doomed. Mama has gone off to Real Estate School...and after that maybe even to Law School. We will never see her again."

Hunter S. Thompson’s most searing and unnaturally poignant love story, Screwjack is simultaneously eerie and feverish, debauched and affecting. Never before—and perhaps never since—has modern man’s melancholia been so vividly revealed in one powerful story.

About The Author

Photo Credit: William J. Dibble

Hunter S. Thompson was born and raised in Louisville, Kentucky. His books include Hell’s AngelsFear and Loathing at Rolling StoneFear and Loathing on the Campaign Trail ‘72The Rum Diary, and Better than Sex. He died in February 2005.

Product Details

  • Publisher: Simon & Schuster (December 13, 2000)
  • Length: 12 pages
  • ISBN13: 9780743215244

Browse Related Books

Resources and Downloads

High Resolution Images

More books from this author: Hunter S. Thompson