Richard Yates
American novelist and short-story writer whose Revolutionary Road is one of the great American novels about suburban disillusionment. His work, rediscovered in the 2000s, is now considered essential to the American literary tradition. He is the patron saint of quiet American disappointment.
Works
- Revolutionary RoadNovel of a couple's American Dream deteriorating through suburban conformity and affairs
- The Easter ParadeSpare novella depicting a widow's daily life and isolation after her husband's death
- Eleven Kinds of LonelinessShort story collection exploring desperation, alienation, and emotional breakdown
- A Good SchoolNovel following a boy's coming-of-age amid economic uncertainty and parental neglect
- Young Hearts CryingNovel tracing a couple's romance, marriage, and estrangement across thirty years
- Good Old Nerd