![]() ![]() But it’s worth noting that Olive, one of three protagonists in “Sea of Tranquility,” is immediately sympathetic: gracious, funny, and thoughtful about her work. No critic has waded into the “likability” marsh and left smelling better than when she arrived. Hence the tour, which Mandel narrates in dry, clipped fragments-the lingua franca of autofiction, and a flashing clue about what she’s up to. Olive’s blockbuster novel, “Marienbad,” about a “scientifically implausible flu,” will soon be adapted into a film. Strangers she meets on the road, in Ubers and fancy receptions, wonder why she’s racking up Marriott points instead of taking care of her daughter. Event attendees ask why her narrative strands don’t cohere. Journalists lob inquiries about whether she prefers sex with or without handcuffs. ![]() ![]() John Mandel, an author named Olive Llewellyn goes on book tour, where she is subjected to terrible questions. In “ Sea of Tranquility,” the new novel by Emily St. ![]()
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