Product Description

(Book Jacket Status: Jacketed)

Three classic works—including the virtuosic Revolutionary Road, soon to be a major motion picture—that exemplify the remarkable gifts of this great American master.

Richard Yates’s first novel, Revolutionary Road is the unforgettable portrait of a marriage built on dreams that tragically never come to fruition. In The Easter Parade, he tells the story of two sisters whose parents’ divorce overshadows their entire lives. And in the stories in Eleven Kinds of Loneliness, we witness men and women striving for better lives amid discouragement and disillusion.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #47270 in Books
• Published on: 2009-01-06
• Released on: 2009-01-06
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Hardcover
• 696 pages

Features

• ISBN13: 9780307270894
• Condition: NEW
• Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.
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Review
"The Great Gatsby of my time...one of the best books by a member of my generation." --Kurt Vonnegut
"Beautifully crafted...a remarkable and deeply troubling book." --Michiko Kakutani, "The New York Times"

Review
“To me and to many other writers of my generation, the work of Richard Yates came as a liberating force . . . He was one of the most important and influential writers of the second half of the century.” —Robert Stone

“It is Yates’s relentless, unflinching investigation of our secret hearts, and his speaking to us in language as clear and honest and unadorned and unsentimental and uncompromising as his vision, that makes him such a great writer.” —Richard Russo

About the Author
Richard Yates, born in 1926, was praised as the foremost novelist of the postwar “age of anxiety.” He died in 1992.

Richard Price is the author of seven novels, including Clockers, Freedomland, and Lush Life.

Customer Reviews

Um...
I'd just like to note the irony in the comment put forth by one of the other reviewers: namely, that the reviewer complains Yates' books are depressing while nevertheless identifying herself as a "World War II enthusiast".

This book is as close to perfect as I have found
I bought this on impulse, I did not see the movie or know about it. I did not know when the book was written, initially. After a few chapters, I looked up the author to read about him and was surprised to see it was written almost 50 years ago. The way this book is handled transcends era, it could be written today, except for some societal and legal differences. This author demonstrates what lies behind human exteriors, something that is very difficult to show without being obvious and telling the reader what he is doing. It is a remarkable, flawless book.

Not for the weak of heart
Richard Yates was an incredible writer who wrote people how they really are; petty, jealous and selfish. At the same he is sympathetic and gives his characters ample time to justify their actions both to themselves and those around them. His books are not easy reads but they are honest and beautifully written.

Also, Raymond Carver learned everything he knew about writing from reading Richard Yates.