Robert Anton Wilson (1932–2007)

08/04/2011 Jeff Riggenbach

Wilson’s best known work was Illuminatus - an arcane conspiracy-based cult classic that won libertarian futurist awards. Wilson referred to his own beliefs as generalized agnosticism about everything.

The biggest success of his freelance career was this three-volume satirical novel.

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