Last Bongo Sunset: A Novel

By Les Plesko

In a graphic first novel, a young man falls into the dark, mindless routine of a drug addict, but painful memories and a young runaway force him to face his fears and try to save them both. A first... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0671880497
• ISBN13: 9780671880491
• Release Date: January 1995
• Publisher: Simon & Schuster
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.5" x 1.3" x 6.0"

Customer Reviews

Rare, Beautiful, Brave

Plesko takes the reader on a journey into the terrible clutches of drug addiction, then does something more difficult: he transcends the crushing realities of his characters through the power and lyricism of his prose. Last Bongo Sunset is a absorbing account of a rare triumph over addiction written with compassion, skill, and wisdom.

Penetrating, Difficult but worth the effort

A harrowing look at the seedy underbelly of post-beat '70's Venice, California. It's meant to be challenging, both in tone and subject matter, and I found it well worth the effort.