Polo Is My Life

Polo Is My Life is an unpublished novel written by

, but was not published. A self-contained short story by that title was published in Rolling Stone, no. 697, 15 December, 1994, 44ff. An analysis of the story was published in Hunter S. Thompson: Fear, Loathing, and the Birth of Gonzo, Rowman & Littlefield, 2016 by Kevin T. McEneaney, 225-231.

Thompson recalled the origin of the title during the conclusion of an October 30, 1998 interview on

Charlie Rose: "I remember this woman... the title comes from... I was talking to this woman that I developed a correspondence for – a polo person – and, she had a violent husband, the cops were all over me... chasing me; I said, 'Let's go to Australia, go on a plane... across Australia', and she said, 'You don't understand. Polo is my life. I can't run away with you. Who would take care of my ponies?' That's where Polo Is My Life comes from".^[2]

References

^ Sara Nelson 1996 Interview with Hunter S. Thompson The Book Report
^ "Hunter S. Thompson - Charlie Rose".

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

[2] "Hunter S. Thompson - Charlie Rose".

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