Outerbridge Reach

First edition (publ. Ticknor & Fields)

Outerbridge Reach is a 1992 novel by American novelist Robert Stone. It was his fifth published novel.

Plot

The 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 has stated that it is partly based on the real-life story of Donald Crowhurst, though the novel does not mention Crowhurst by name.[2]

Achievements

Awards and honors

Outerbridge Reach was a National Book Critics Circle Award nominee. [1] It was also a finalist for The National Book Award.

Commercial success

Stone's novel was also a commercial success, spending nine weeks on the bestseller list in its cloth edition.

References

  1. 1 2 "Outerbridge Reach". Amazon. Retrieved January 24, 2011.
  2. ↑ "The hard road to Damascus". The Telegraph. October 19, 1998. Retrieved March 17, 2017.


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