Outerbridge Reach (Magill’s Survey of American Literature, Revised Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: Robert Stone
- First Published: 1992
- Type of Work: Novel
- 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
Outerbridge Reach, its title a reference to one of the New York/New Jersey channels, departs from Stone's normal crew of drug users and dropouts to focus instead on a world of junk bonds, cooked books, and shell games in which corrupt business practices (substandard materials and shoddy workmanship) endanger customers. Stone sets corporate dreams against corporate realities, as protagonist Owen Browne determines to test himself and advertise his company, Altan Marina, only to find himself not worthy, his dreams ashes, and the company on which he has set his hopes taking a dive...
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