Eleven Kinds of Loneliness by Richard Yates

Eleven Kinds of Loneliness by Richard Yates

Originally published in 1962, one year after the release of "Revolutionary Road", this sublime collection of short stories stands with the earlier masterpiece novel at the pinnacle of American postwar fiction. Hailed by "The New York Times Book Review" as 'the New York equivalent of Dubliners', "Eleven Kinds of Loneliness" sees Yates cast his characteristically compassionate eye over eleven unrelenting but flawless portraits of human frailty and resilience. Whether addressing the smothered desire of suburban housewives, the white-collar despair of Manhattan office workers, the grim humour that attends life on a tuberculosis ward, or the moments of terrified peace experienced by American soldiers in World War II, Yates examines every frayed corner of the American Dream.

"'Read and weep' Kate Atkinson, Guardian 'The most perceptive author of the 20th Century' The Times 'Spell-binding' Sunday Tribune 'Was there ever a writer who saw so clearly and depicted so faithfully the cracks in this broken world?' Michael Chabon"

Richard Yates was born in 1926 in New York and lived in California. His prize-winning stories began to appear in 1953, and Revolutionary Road, his first novel, was nominated for the National Book Award in 1961. He died in 1992.

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ISBN 13	9780413775573
ISBN 10	0413775577
Title	Eleven Kinds of Loneliness
Author	Richard Yates
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Methuen Publishing Ltd
Year published	2006-01-12
Number of pages	266
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