The Collected Stories of Richard Yates

Whether addressing the smothered desire of suburban housewives, the white-collar despair of Manhattan office workers or the heartbreak of a single mother with artistic pretensions, Yates ruthlessly examines the hopes and disappointments of ordinary people with empathy and humour. Richard Yates was acclaimed as one of the most powerful, compassionate and accomplished writers of America''s post-war generation. Whether addressing the smothered desire of suburban housewives, the white-collar despair of Manhattan office workers or the heartbreak of a single mother with artistic pretensions, Yates ruthlessly examines the hopes and disappointments of ordinary people with empathy and humour.

• | Author: Richard Yates
• | Publisher: Vintage Publishing
• | Publication Date: Jun 05, 2008
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• | Binding: Paperback / softback
• | ISBN-13: 9780099518549
• | ISBN-10: 0099518546