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Hunter S. Thompson

Hunter S. Thompson, the wild-eyed American author and journalist, carved his name into the annals of literary history with his groundbreaking Gonzo journalism—a chaotic blend of fact and fiction that turned the conventional narrative on its head. His most notorious work, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, was brought to the silver screen by Terry Gilliam in 1998. Battling a slew of health issues, Thompson ultimately chose to end his own life at his compound in 2005. He burst onto the literary scene in 1966 with Hell’s Angels: The Strange and Terrible Saga of the Outlaw Motorcycle Gangs. Below is a chronological list of Thompson’s published works.

Hunter S. Thompson became a published novelist in 1966 with the novel Hell's Angels. Below is a list of Hunter S. Thompson's books in order of when they were originally released:

Publication Order of Fear and Loathing Books

Book Title Year Amazon USA Amazon UK
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (1971) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Fear and Loathing on the Campaign Trail '72 (1973) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Fear and Loathing at Rolling Stone (2009) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk

Publication Order of Fear and Loathing Letters Books

Book Title Year Amazon USA Amazon UK
The Proud Highway (1997) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Fear and Loathing in America (2000) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Mutineer (2012) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk

Publication Order of Gonzo Papers Books

Book Title Year Amazon USA Amazon UK
The Great Shark Hunt (1979) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Generation of Swine (1988) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Songs of the Doomed (1990) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Better Than Sex (1994) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Gonzo Papers Anthology (2007) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Gonzo: An Oral History (2007) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Ancient Gonzo Wisdom (With: Anita Thompson) (2009) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk

Publication Order of Standalone Novels Books

Book Title Year Amazon USA Amazon UK
The Rum Diary (1998) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk

Publication Order of Short Stories/Novellas Books

Book Title Year Amazon USA Amazon UK
Screwjack (2000) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk

Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books

Book Title Year Amazon USA Amazon UK
Hell's Angels (1966) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Curse of Lono (1983) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Kingdom of Fear (2003) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Hey Rube (2004) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Happy Birthday, Jack Nicholson (2005) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk

Publication Order of The Last Interview Books

Book Title Year Amazon USA Amazon UK
Hunter S. Thompson (2018) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk

Publication Order of Anthologies Books

Book Title Year Amazon USA Amazon UK
Timothy Leary: Outside Looking In (1999) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Exquisite Corpse Annual, No. 2, 2010 (2010) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk

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