Bongwater (novel)
First edition cover art | |
| Author | Michael Hornburg |
|---|---|
| Cover artist | John Gall |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Novel, roman à clef |
| Published | April 30, 1995 (Grove Press) |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | |
| Pages | 189 |
| ISBN | 978-0-802-11510-2 |
| OCLC | 761469724 |
Bongwater is a 1995 American debut novel by Michael Hornburg. 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 starring Luke Wilson, Alicia Witt, and Brittany Murphy.