Richard Yates has written at least 32 books. Their most popular book is Revolutionary Road with 176 saves with an average rating of 4.17⭐.
Richard Yates (February 3, 1926 – November 7, 1992) was an American fiction writer, identified with the mid-century "Age of Anxiety". His first novel, Revolutionary Road, was a finalist for the 1962 National Book Award. His first short story collection, Eleven Kinds of Loneliness, brought comparisons to James Joyce. His critical acclaim, however, was not reflected in commercial success during his lifetime, though interest in Yates has revived somewhat since his death, partly because of an influential 1999 essay by Stewart O'Nan in the Boston Review, a 2003 biography by Blake Bailey and the 2008 Academy Award-nominated and Golden Globe-winning film Revolutionary Road, starring Kate Winslet and Leonardo DiCaprio.
1961 • 176 Readers • 4.2
1961 • 27 Readers • 354 pages • 4
1976 • 26 Readers • 240 pages • 4.2
1962 • 17 Readers • 230 pages • 3
1984 • 13 Readers • 422 pages • 3.7
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1986 • 8 Readers • 178 pages • 3.4
1962 • 7 Readers • 221 pages • 4
1978 • 6 Readers • 168 pages • 3.5
1975 • 5 Readers • 274 pages • 3
1976 • 5 Readers • 227 pages • 4
1981 • 5 Readers • 312 pages • 4
1969 • 5 Readers • 336 pages • 4
2001 • 3 Readers • 496 pages
1961 • 2 Readers • 332 pages
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2007 • 1 Reader • 736 pages
2001 • 1 Reader • 474 pages • 4
1976 • 1 Reader • 193 pages • 3
1969 • 1 Reader • 411 pages
1986 • 1 Reader • 190 pages • 3
2015 • 1 Reader • 386 pages
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1984 • 1 Reader • 508 pages
1981 • 1 Reader • 319 pages
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1961 • 12 pages
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1984 • 464 pages