Bongwater (novel)

Bongwater
First edition cover art
AuthorMichael Hornburg
Cover artistJohn Gall
LanguageEnglish
GenreNovel, roman à clef
PublishedApril 30, 1995 (Grove Press)
Publication placeUnited States
Media typePrint
Pages189
ISBN978-0-802-11510-2
OCLC761469724

Bongwater is a 1995 American debut novel by Michael Hornburg.[1] Utilizing two different narrative perspectives, it follows a drug dealer and his counterculture friends in Portland, Oregon, as well as his tempestuous ex-girlfriend who has fled to New York City after the dissolution of their short-lived relationship.

The novel was adapted into a 1998 film of the same name[2] starring Luke Wilson, Alicia Witt, and Brittany Murphy.

  1. ^ Media, Spin L.L.C. (June 1995). "Tale Spinners". Spin: 18.
  2. ^ Keil, Beth Landman; Deborah Mitchell (August 11, 1997). "No Bongwater in Ford's Future". New York Magazine: 11.