Hunter S. Thompson bibliography

Thompson wrote countless articles over the course of his career, for publications including Rolling Stone, Esquire, The Boston Globe, Chicago Tribune, New York Times, Time, Vanity Fair, The San Juan Star, and Playboy. Only his most important articles are listed.

Rolling Stone

ISSN 0035-791X

Freak Power in the Rockies (The Battle of Aspen) – October 1, 1970 (No. 67, pp. 30–37)
Strange Rumblings in Aztlan – April 29, 1971 (No. 81, pp. 30–37)
Memo From the Sports Desk: The So-Called "Jesus Freak Scare" (as Raoul Duke) – November 11, 1971 (No. 90, p. 24)
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas: A Savage Journey to the Heart of the American Dream (as Raoul Duke) – November 11, 1971 (No. 95, pp. 36–48)
Conclusion of Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas: A Savage Journey to the Heart of the American Dream (as Raoul Duke) – November 25, 1971 (No. 96, pp. 38–50)

Scanlan's Monthly

ISSN 0036-5661

The Temptations of Jean-Claude Killy — March 1970 (Volume 1, Issue 1, pp. 89–100)
The Kentucky Derby Is Decadent and Depraved – June 1970 (Volume 1, Issue 4, pp. 1–12)

Playboy

ISSN 0032-1478

The Great Shark Hunt – December 1974 (Volume 21, Issue 12, pp. 183–184)
The Curse of Lono (book excerpt) – 1983

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"Fire in the Nuts". Gonzo International/Steam Press/Petro III Graphics/Sylph Publications, 2004 (Limited edition of 176 copies). Republished in the third issue of The Woody Creeker.

Liner Notes – The Big Sky Singers Self-Titled debut album on Dot Records, 1964. [1]

Introduction – America by Ralph Steadman, Straight Arrow. 1974

Introduction – Autobiography of a Brown Buffalo by Oscar Zeta Acosta 1989 Edition. Vintage ISBN 0679722130

Introduction – Revolt of the Cockroach People by Oscar Zeta Acosta 1989 Edition. Vintage ISBN 0679722122

Foreword – Gonzo: The Art by Ralph Steadman, Harcourt Brace. 1998. ISBN 0151003874.

Foreword – The Boys on the Bus by Timothy Crouse, Random House. 2003 Trade Paperback Edition. ISBN 978-0-8129-6820-0 (0-8129-6820-4).

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Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas – Extra Chapters – Thompson wrote two additional chapters for Fear and Loathing that were not included in the final text. Douglas Brinkley, Thompson's literary executor, told an interviewer he did not understand why the two chapters were cut, as they are extremely funny and fit very well with the rest of the book, but may have been cut due to space considerations at Rolling Stone. Brinkley said he hoped the chapters will be released in the near future. One chapter includes the "coconut smashing scene" that was included in the film adaptation of Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas.^[2]

The Gun Lobby – Brinkley described this 250-page manuscript as "Fear and Loathing at the NRA". Thompson was commissioned to do the story for Esquire magazine, and the manuscript got shoved in a drawer for decades. Brinkley says he hopes to have it published soon.^[3]

The Joint Chiefs or The Death of the American Dream – Thompson's letters from 1968 mention a book on the death of the American dream that was never published because he wasn't satisfied with the manuscript, calling it "a pile of shit".^[4]

The Night Manager – A non-fiction novel about Thompson's time at the O'Farrell Theater strip club in San Francisco. Originally an assignment to write about "couples pornography" for Playboy.

Prince Jellyfish – Thompson's first novel, written in the early 60's and never published. A short excerpt was printed in Songs of the Doomed.

Polo Is My Life – Thompson described this novel as fictional, "...a sex book — you know, sex, drugs and rock and roll. It's about the manager of a sex theater who's forced to leave and flee to the mountains. He falls in love and gets in even more trouble than he was in the sex theater in San Francisco".^[5] The novel was slated to be released by Random House in 1999, and was even assigned ISBN 0679406948, but was never actually published.

Short Stories – Thompson wrote numerous fictional short stories during the late 1950s and 1960s, most of which were rejected by literary magazines at the time. Brinkley told an interviewer that many of the stories are quite good, and that a collection of early short stories is in the works.^[2]

[edit] Sources

Joel Parham (2006). Hunter S Thompson: A Bibliography

[edit] References

^ All publication information in the "Books" section was verified with Bowker's Books In Print Professional (accessed 26-28, June 2007)
^ ^a ^b Stop Smiling #22 Hunter S. Thompson Memorial Issue
^ Beach, Patrick Past and Present Austin American-Statesman June 3rd, 2007.
^ Thompson, Hunter (2001). Fear and Loathing in America (2nd ed. ed.). Simon & Schuster. pp. 784. ISBN 978-0684873169.
^ Sara Nelson 1996 Interview with Hunter S. Thompson The Book Report

[0] All publication information in the "Books" section was verified with Bowker's Books In Print Professional (accessed 26-28, June 2007)

[ReferenceA-1] Stop Smiling #22 Hunter S. Thompson Memorial Issue

[2] Beach, Patrick Past and Present Austin American-Statesman June 3rd, 2007.

[3] Thompson, Hunter (2001). Fear and Loathing in America (2nd ed. ed.). Simon & Schuster. pp. 784. ISBN 978-0684873169.

[4] Sara Nelson 1996 Interview with Hunter S. Thompson The Book Report

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Date of birth	July 18, 1937
Place of birth	Louisville, Kentucky, USA
Date of death	February 20, 2005
Place of death	Woody Creek, Colorado, USA

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Hunter Stockton Thompson
Hunter S. Thompson
Born	July 18, 1937 Louisville, Kentucky, USA
Died	February 20, 2005(2005-02-20) (aged 67) Woody Creek, Colorado, USA