Robert Polito recounts Thompson's relationship with his father, a disgraced Oklahoma sheriff, with the women he adored in life and murdered on the page, with alcohol, would-be censors, and Hollywood auteurs. Unrelenting and empathetic, casting light into the darker caverns of our collective psyche, Savage Art is an exemplary homage to an American original. A National Book Critics Circle Award winner. 57 photos.
- ISBN10 0679733523
- ISBN13 9780679733522
- Publish Date 1 October 1996 (first published 24 October 1995)
- Publish Status Active
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Random House USA Inc
- Edition Vintage Books ed.
- Format Paperback (US Trade)
- Pages 560
- Language English
- URL https://penguinrandomhouse.com/books/isbn/9780679733522