the White House and how is it different from others. Stiegler never knew anything about Chance yet; he is willing to pay six-figures in advance for the books. (BT 86) Stiegler only wanted Chance to write a book for him because Chance was famous. Kosinski also satirizes the diplomats in this book. One example of that is when Chance talked to the Ambassador at the United Nations fete. Chance and the Ambassador started a conversation about the businessmen and the diplomats. The Ambassador wanted to know more about Chance because he is one of the most prominent men in The United States (after all even the President referred to him in his speech). Chance didnt know that when the Ambassador told him that "We are not so far form each other, not so far!" that the Ambassador meant the relationship between diplomats and business men. So he replied, "We are not, Our chairs are almost touching." Ambassador thought that Chance understood what he was talking about and he replied, "Our chairs are indeed almost touching! We both want to remain seated on them, don't we..." No one bothered to notice that chance was taking everything literally. They were to absorbed in listening to what they wanted to hear. Pinball, Kosinski s eighth novel, is set in the world of music. It is about a man named Domostroy who used to be a famous musical artist. When the book started out, Domostroy was just a middle-aged former star whose music and fame have been forgotten. He has been performing at a jazz club. He ran into a woman at the club named Andrea Gwynplaine who claimed to be a fan of Domostroy s music and asked him if hed do her a favor in exchange for her love and some money. Domostroy agreed. The favor she asked of him was to unmask the singer known as Goddard. Goddard was the worlds best kept secret. He was a young singer who was extremely rich and his songs have topped the charts for the past few years. No one knew who Goddard was. His identity ...
