Outerbridge Reach

Outerbridge Reach
1st edition (publ. Ticknor & Fields)

Outerbridge Reach is a 1998 novel by American novelist Robert Stone.

Contents

Plot

Stone's incisive, haunting novel follows the story of a copywriter who enters an around-the-world solo boat race.[1]

Achievements

Awards and honors

Outerbridge Reach is a National Book Critics Circle Award nominee.[1]

Commercial success

Stone's novel also achieved status as a commercial success, spending nine weeks on the bestseller list in its cloth edition.[1]

References


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