Yates, Richard - Yates, Richard
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Yates' classic novel of suburban disillusionment is now a major motion picture from DreamWorks, opening in theaters on December 25 and reuniting the stars of "Titanic," Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet.
Hailed as a masterpiece from the moment of its first publication, "Revolutionary Road" is the story of Frank and April Wheeler, a bright, beautiful, and talented couple whose empty suburban life is held together by the dream that greatness is only just round the corner. With heartbreaking compassion and clarity, Richard Yates shows how Frank and April mortgage their hopes and ideals,…mehr

Produktbeschreibung
Yates' classic novel of suburban disillusionment is now a major motion picture from DreamWorks, opening in theaters on December 25 and reuniting the stars of "Titanic," Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet.
Hailed as a masterpiece from the moment of its first publication, "Revolutionary Road" is the story of Frank and April Wheeler, a bright, beautiful, and talented couple whose empty suburban life is held together by the dream that greatness is only just round the corner. With heartbreaking compassion and clarity, Richard Yates shows how Frank and April mortgage their hopes and ideals, betraying in the end not only each other, but their own best selves.
Autorenporträt
Richard Yates wurde 1926 in Yonkers, New York, geboren und lebte bis zu seinem Tod 1992 in Kalifornien. Er war einige Jahre als Werbetexter beschäftigt und in den späten Sechzigern kurzzeitig als Redenschreiber für Senator Robert Kennedy tätig. Hauptsächlich jedoch arbeitete Richard Yates als Schriftsteller: Er war der Autor von sieben Romanen und zwei Erzählungsbänden, die zu seinen Lebzeiten kaum Beachtung fanden heute jedoch zu den wichtigsten Werken der amerikanischen Literatur des 20. Jahrhunderts gehören.