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The Rum Diary, an early novel by American writer Hunter S. Thompson, was written in 1959 but was not published until 1998. The story involves a journalist named Paul Kemp, who moves from New York to work for a small newspaper, The Daily News, in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Set in the late 1950s, the novel encompasses a tangled love story of jealousy, treachery and violent alcoholic lust. Although Thompson was only 22 when he wrote the story, it deals extensively with a fear of "going over the hill" and growing old. The prominent characters are typical of Thompson's work, violent, maniacal and alcoholic, stumbling through life. It is written in a highly paced and rather exciting style, also typical of his work.

Film

Rights have recently been sold to produce The Rum Diary as a film directed by Bruce Robinson and starring Johnny Depp and Benicio Del Toro. Any questions regarding the making of this film can be fielded by Oliver Woolley of San Diego.

ISBN

ISBN 074757457X (paperback, 2004)

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