The Sinking of the Odradek Stadium
Author | : Harry Mathews |
Publisher | : American Literature |
Total Pages | : 212 |
Release | : 1999 |
ISBN-10 | : 1564782077 |
ISBN-13 | : 9781564782076 |
Rating | : 4/5 (77 Downloads) |
Book excerpt: Composed of a series of letters between a husband and wife, ?"The Sinking of the Odradek Stadium"?is a brilliant comedy about love and longing, dashed hopes and frustrations, and trying to make connections. Newly wedded Zachary McCaltex (a librarian in Miami) and Twang Panattapam (originally from the Southeast-Asian country of Pan-Nam, but residing in Italy) try to trace the whereabouts of a treasure supposedly lost off the coast of Florida in the sixteenth century, while navigating a relationship separated by an ocean as well as their different cultures. In the end, the postal service may be responsible for what gets lost (including Zachary's sanity) along the way.