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Fiction Death of the Butt God THE CHÂTEAU By Paul Goldberg 384 pp. Picador Reviewed by Lynne M. Hinkey, author of Marina Melee The Château is a humorous, often tragic, look at what it means to be an American, an immigrant, and an outsider in the land of opportunity. According to the back cover, The Château, is the story of down-and-out former-science reporter, William M. Katzenelenbogen. Newly fired from his job at the Washington Post , he finds new purpose investigating the seamy death of his college roommate, the famous plastic surgeon known as “The Butt God of Miami Beach.” While his investigation runs softly through the background, that storyline turns out to be a relatively minor subplot, as do the shenanigans of the board of directors at his father’s south Florida condo. Both of these play more of a supporting role giving context to the real stories of father-son relationships and the great political divide in America today. Goldberg gives us a mix of eccentric characters, like...