Outerbridge Reach is a 1992 novel by American novelist Robert Stone. It was his fifth published novel.
Plot
editThe novel follows the story of a copywriter who enters an around-the-world solo boat race, and a filmmaker who makes him the subject of a documentary.[1] Stone reportedly stated that it is partly based on the real-life story of Donald Crowhurst, though the novel does not mention Crowhurst by name.[2] In a note from the author that appears in the first few attached pages preceding the work, Stone states as follows: "An episode in the book was suggested by an incident that actually occurred during a circumnavigation race in the mid-1960s. This novel is not a reflection on that incident but fiction referring to the present day." See Outerbridge Reach, A Novel By Robert Stone.
Achievements
editAwards and honors
editOuterbridge Reach was a National Book Critics Circle Award nominee. [1] It was also a finalist for The National Book Award.
Commercial success
editStone's novel was also a commercial success, spending nine weeks on the bestseller list in its cloth edition.
References
edit- ^ a b "Outerbridge Reach". Amazon. Retrieved January 24, 2011.
- ^ "The hard road to Damascus". The Telegraph. October 19, 1998. Archived from the original on February 26, 2016. Retrieved March 17, 2017.
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