The Last Laugh by Arjuna Ardagh

The Last Laugh is Arjuna Ardagh’s novel about Matt Thomson, a man in deep crisis who encounters the unpredictable Joey Murphy. Joey proposes a ten-day journey that challenges Matt’s habits and assumptions about his life.

The resulting story mixes humor, unconventional adventures and questions of spiritual awakening. It is visionary fiction, not a memoir of the author’s own crisis or a treatment manual for people experiencing despair.