The Collected Stories of Richard Yates
Richard Yates
Foreword by Richard Russo
"An unforgettable and long-overdue compilation of work by one of the great neglected American writers of the post-war era' New Statesman
Richard Yates was one of the most powerful, compassionate, and technically accomplished writers of America's postwar generation. His work inspired such diverse talents as Richard Ford, Ann Beattie, André Dubus, Robert Stone, and Kurt Vonnegut, and his 1961 novel, Revolutionary Road, is an acknowledged classic of American literature. Here, for the first time, Yates's peerless short fiction is published in a single volume. Containing the stories of his classic works Eleven Kinds of Loneliness (hailed by The New York Times Book Review as "the New York equivalent of Dubliners") and Liars in Love, this superb collection also offers nine new stories, seven of which have never before been published. Whether addressing the smothered desire of suburban housewives, the white-collar despair of Manhattan office workers, the grim humour that attends life on a tuberculosis ward, or the heartbreak of a single mother with artistic pretensions, Yates ruthlessly examines every frayed corner and tear in the American dream. Published with a moving introduction by the novelist Richard Russo, The Collected Stories of Richard Yates will stand as its author's final masterpiece. "America's finest forgotten author" - The Times
"Yates... is a master of the form. Each story has weight and poise - and many are deeply affecting" Sebastian Faulks, Independent, Book of the Year
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About 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 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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