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A tragic honesty
the life and work of Richard Yates
By Bailey, Blake
- ISBN
- 978-0-31228-721-4
- Publisher
- New York : Picador, 2003.
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Library Journal
Reviewed on March 15, 2003
British critic Paul Connolly once called Richard Yates "America's finest forgotten author," and Norman Podheretz referred to him as our most "unfairly neglected author." Best-remembered for his novels Revolutionary Road and The Easter Parade, which contain some of the most unflinching and unsettling portraits of 20th-century middle-class life, Yates developed a reputation as a writer's writer. Drawing on letters and other archival materials, Bailey (The Sixties) offers the first in-depth glimp...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
