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The last and final chapter in the epic series. Ostensibly written by Raoul Duke, "Screwjack" begins with an editor's note explaining of Thompson's alter ego that "the first few lines contain no warning of the madness and fear and lust that came more and more to plague him and dominate his life...." "I am guilty, Lord" Thompson writes, "but I am also a lover -- and I am one of your best people, as you know; and yea tho I have walked in many strange shadows and acted crazy from time to time and even drooled on many High Priests, I have not been an embarrassment to you...." The last and final chapter in the epic series. Ostensibly written by ], "Screwjack" begins with an editor's note explaining of Thompson's alter ego that "the first few lines contain no warning of the madness and fear and lust that came more and more to plague him and dominate his life...." "I am guilty, Lord" Thompson writes, "but I am also a lover -- and I am one of your best people, as you know; and yea tho I have walked in many strange shadows and acted crazy from time to time and even drooled on many High Priests, I have not been an embarrassment to you...." The story appears to be a surreal and disjointed description of the bizzare, violent, and even sexual relationship between Raoul Duke and a ] ] named Mr. Screwjack. Halfway through the text, there is a break in the text and the narrator briefly refers to Duke by name, implying this half is either told by another narrator or merely written by Duke briefly in the third person.


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Cover of Screw-Jack, and other stories. Written by Hunter S. Thompson

Screw-Jack & Other Stories is a collection of short stories written by the famous gonzo writer, Hunter S. Thompson.

The chapters

Mescalito

"Mescalito", previously published in Songs of the Doomed, is a trippy account of a long wait for morning in a Los Angeles hotel while high on speed and mescaline, aided only when Oscar arrives with beer.

Death of a Poet

"Death of a Poet" relates a visit to a friend's trailer home that takes a number of bizarre twists before ending in violence.

Screwjack

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The last and final chapter in the epic series. Ostensibly written by Raoul Duke, "Screwjack" begins with an editor's note explaining of Thompson's alter ego that "the first few lines contain no warning of the madness and fear and lust that came more and more to plague him and dominate his life...." "I am guilty, Lord" Thompson writes, "but I am also a lover -- and I am one of your best people, as you know; and yea tho I have walked in many strange shadows and acted crazy from time to time and even drooled on many High Priests, I have not been an embarrassment to you...." The story appears to be a surreal and disjointed description of the bizzare, violent, and even sexual relationship between Raoul Duke and a black tomcat named Mr. Screwjack. Halfway through the text, there is a break in the text and the narrator briefly refers to Duke by name, implying this half is either told by another narrator or merely written by Duke briefly in the third person.

Other information

  • Hardcover: 64 pages
  • Publisher: Simon & Schuster (December 13, 2000)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN: ISBN 0-684-87321-4

External links

Hunter S. Thompson
Novels
Short story collections
Essay
collections
The Gonzo Papers
Articles
  • "The Temptations of Jean-Claude Killy"
  • "The Kentucky Derby Is Decadent and Depraved"
  • "The Battle of Aspen"
  • "Strange Rumblings in Aztlan"
  • Nonfiction
    Letters
    Unpublished works
    Film adaptations
    Documentaries
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