Richard Yates

Broschiertes Buch

Liars in Love

Beschreibung

Whether it be in the depiction of the complications of divorced families, grown-up daughters, estranged sisters, office friendships or fleeting love affairs, the pieces in this collection showcase Richard Yates's extraordinary gift for observation and his understanding of human frailty.

Autor

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.

Produktdetails

• Vintage Classics
• Verlag: Random House UK / Vintage Classics
• Artikelnr. des Verlages: 610553
• Seitenzahl: 288
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Mai 2008
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 197mm x 129mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 196g
• ISBN-13: 9780099518594
• ISBN-10: 0099518597
• Artikelnr.: 23264393

Rezensionen

Richard Yates is a writer of commanding gifts: an astonishing skill and robust intelligence. His prose is urbane yet sensitive, with passion and irony held deftly in balance. Saturday Review