How old was Raoul Duke in the "Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas"?

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The question is like in the title: how old was Raoul Duke in the "Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas"?



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Raoul Duke is just a non prosecutable character based on the very prosecutable Hunter S. Thompson that wrote the book.

Hunter S. Thompson was born July 18, 1937, the book..

..is based on two trips to Las Vegas, Nevada, that Hunter S. Thompson took with attorney and Chicano activist Oscar Zeta Acosta in March and April 1971.

So that would indicate he was 33 years old during the events of the book.




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How old is Raoul Duke in Fear and loathing?

Physical appearance. Raoul is not short, but noticeably shorter than the 6 foot 2 inch Dr. Gonzo, at 5 feet 10 inches. He is also thinner and has a short brown hair, and a balding head despite being 34 years old.

Was Raoul Duke real?

Raoul Duke is the partially fictionalized author surrogate character and sometimes pseudonym used by Hunter S. Thompson as the main character and antihero for many of his works. He is perhaps best known as the narrator for his 1971 autobiographical novel Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas.

Was fear and loathing a true story?

Gonzo journalism Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas was a fictionalised account of two trips Thompson made with his friend Oscar Zeta Acosta from LA to Las Vegas. It was published by Rolling Stone magazine in 1971 under the byline of Raoul Duke, but Thompson's name does appear.

Is Fear and Loathing in Aspen a true story?

Parents need to know that Fear and Loathing in Aspen is a fictional biopic about writer Hunter S. Thompson (Jay Bulger) and his 1970 attempt to run for sheriff of Pitkin County, Colorado, which was before his Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas.



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