Gone Bamboo Book by Anthony BourdainPremium Off White Cream Pages Stitched Binding Matte Cover Local Premium Copy Language English Dimensions 5. 5 x 8. 26 inches Pages Amount 240 Summary Gone Bamboo is a comedic crime thriller by Anthony Bourdain, first published in 1997. Long before he became a global culinary icon, Bourdain wrote this "sociopath beach book" as his second work of fiction, following his debut novel, Bone in the Throat.