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Rejected: Hunter S. Thompson’s biography, by William McKeen
Unconventional as far as rejection letters go, this one was penned post-publication, but given Hunter Thompson’s colorful language in the personal rejection note he sent to his biographer William McKeen in 1991, we deemed it worthy of inclusion anyway. With no further ado, the scribbled note, now framed in McKeen’s home, reads:
— McKeen, you shit-eating freak. I warned you not to write that vicious trash about me —
Now you better get fitted for a black eyepatch in case one of yours gets gouged out by a bushy-haired stranger in a dimly-lit parking lot. How fast can you learn Braille?
You are scum.
HST
Comments (19)
Is it bad I agree with Mr. Parks RE: On the Road? Perhaps the most over-rated work of American fiction. Hunter made me laugh as did Stein’s rejection. Other than that some of these were less than harsh. Polite even.
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Why do you assume that “jbj” is a man? It seems to state very clearly in the accompanying image that “jbj” stands for Judith B. Jones.
Douglas, obviously you just don’t get “it” with Kerouac. The only thing bad about that is being a moron is pretty bad.
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Get off your high horse Tessa. Kerouac himself thought On the Road was his worst novel. It is a cruel twist of fate that it is regarded as his contribution to the canon. It isn’t a matter of ‘getting’ his style. Go read Dharma Bums.
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