Richard Yates
Richard Yates was born in 1926 in New York and lived in California. His prize-winning stories began to appear in 1953 and his first novel, Revolutionary Road, was nominated for the National Book Award in 1961. He is the author of eight other works, including the novels A Good School, The Easter Parade, and Disturbing the Peace, and two collections of short stories, Eleven Kinds of Loneliness and Liars in Love. He died in 1992.
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Call me a romantic, but I love a good love story. From the electricity of that first glance to the magic of that first kiss, the broken hearts, the foiled plans, the soul mates, the ones that got away, or the screaming ex-wives in the attic, I love all the crazy things our favourite characters do for love. Without a doubt the best affairs of the heart are found between the pages of a good book...
Books by Richard Yates
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Revolutionary Road
by Richard YatesPublished: 01/06/2011
CHOSEN BY LIONEL SHRIVER AS HER ORANGE INHERITANCE READ
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Revolutionary Road, The Easter Parade, Eleven Kinds of Loneliness
by Richard YatesPublished: 15/03/2009
One of the greatest American novelists of the twentieth century’ Sunday Telegraph
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Disturbing the Peace
by Richard YatesPublished: 01/08/2008
‘One of the greatest American novelists of the twentieth century’ Sunday Telegraph
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The Collected Stories of Richard Yates
by Richard YatesPublished: 15/06/2008
‘One of the greatest American novelists of the twentieth century’ Sunday Telegraph
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Eleven Kinds of Loneliness
by Richard YatesPublished: 02/06/2008
A mesmerising collection of stories from the superb Richard Yates
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The Easter Parade
by Richard YatesPublished: 02/06/2008
‘The Easter Parade is the best modern novel I have read this year’ Julian Barnes
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Liars in Love
by Richard YatesPublished: 15/05/2008
This collection of Richard Yates's acclaimed short stories is available for the first time in paperback.
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A Good School
by Richard YatesPublished: 15/04/2008
A bittersweet, haunting exploration of youth and the impact of war
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Cold Spring Harbor
by Richard YatesPublished: 01/04/2008
A brilliantly written exploration of youth and self-delusion by the author of Revolutionary Road
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A Special Providence
by Richard YatesPublished: 15/03/2008
A moving, ironic and often heart breaking exploration of post-war America by the author of Revolutionary Road
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Young Hearts Crying
by Richard YatesPublished: 15/02/2008
In this moving novel, Richard Yates once again proves his skill as the chronicler of the 'American Dream' and all its casualties
