Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas

novel by Hunter S. Thompson
VisualArtwork literary_work Q772435
Press Enter · cited answer in seconds

Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas

Summary

Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas is a literary work[1]. It ranks in the top 0.71% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,369 views/month, #201 of 28,446).[2]

Key Facts

  • Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas authored Hunter S. Thompson[3].
  • Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas's instance of is recorded as literary work[4].
  • Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas's illustrator is recorded as Ralph Steadman[5].
  • Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas was published by Random House[6].
  • Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas's genre is gonzo[7].
  • Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas's genre is roman à clef[8].
  • Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas's language of work or name is recorded as English[9].
  • Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas's country of origin is recorded as United States[10].
  • 1971 marks the founding of Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas[11].
  • Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas was released on 1971[12].
  • Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas's characters is recorded as Raoul Duke[13].
  • Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas's has edition or translation is recorded as Q64539222[14].
  • Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas's has edition or translation is recorded as Q64539237[15].
  • Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas's has edition or translation is recorded as Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas[16].
  • Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas's has edition or translation is recorded as Q122075641[17].
  • Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas's narrative location is recorded as United States[18].
  • Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas's main subject is recreational drug use[19].
  • Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas'}[20].
  • Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas's derivative work is recorded as Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas[21].
  • Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas's form of creative work is recorded as novel[22].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Release type: Prose[23]

  • MusicBrainz ID: c7d953ec-43f3-445b-aa6f-2b25c17de34b[24]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas authored Hunter S. Thompson[3]. It was published by Random House[6].

Publication

Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas was published on 1971[12]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[9]. Genres include gonzo[7] and roman à clef[8].

Subject and Themes

Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas's main subject is recreational drug use[19].

Why It Matters

Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas ranks in the top 0.71% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,369 views/month, #201 of 28,446).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[25] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[26]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [23] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [24] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [25] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [26] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

📑 Cite this page

Use these citations when quoting this entity in research, articles, AI prompts, or wherever provenance matters. We aggregate Wikidata + Wikipedia + authoritative open-data sources; the stitched, scored, cross-referenced view is what 4ort.xyz contributes.

APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/fear-and-loathing-in-las-vegas-q772435
MLA “Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 3 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/fear-and-loathing-in-las-vegas-q772435.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_fear-and-loathing-in-las-vegas-q772435_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/fear-and-loathing-in-las-vegas-q772435}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
LLM prompt According to 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph (aggregator of Wikidata, Wikipedia, and authoritative open-data sources): Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas — https://4ort.xyz/entity/fear-and-loathing-in-las-vegas-q772435 (retrieved 2026-05-03)

Canonical URL: https://4ort.xyz/entity/fear-and-loathing-in-las-vegas-q772435 · Last refreshed:

Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 8w ago · KaleemBot bot · 2026-05-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Inception +1971-00-00T00:00:00Z
    Characters Raoul Duke
    Publication date
    Narrative location United States
    + 18 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ Added [[wikipedia:ur:فیئر اینڈ لوتھنگ ان لاس ویگاس]]"
Live feed via Wikidata EventStreams. New edits appear within minutes of being made on Wikidata.