Outerbridge Reach (Cyclopedia of Literary Characters)
At a glance:
- Author: Robert Stone
- First Published: 1992
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot: Psychological realism
- Time of Work: The 1990’s
- Setting: New York City and the South Atlantic Ocean
- Genres: Long fiction, Psychological fiction, Adventure
- Subjects: New York, North America or North Americans, Northeast, U.S., Self-discovery, United States or Americans, New York City, 1980’s, Adultery, Sailing or sailors, Atlantic Ocean, Sea or seafaring life, Filmmaking or filmmakers
- Locales: New York, NY, Oceans
Characters Discussed
Owen Browne, a middle-aged former naval officer and veteran of the Vietnam War who now writes advertising copy for a subsidiary of a conglomerate known as the Hylan Cor- poration. When its head, Matty Hylan, senses financial ruin and disappears, Owen hopes to boost the sagging fortunes of all concerned by taking his place in a single-handed cir-cumnavigation race using the new Hylan sailboat. He wants to market the boat, but more important, he has been suffering from a midlife crisis that has left him in a state of paralysis and despair. Feeling stalled and...
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