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From the moment of its publication in 1961, "Revolutionary Road"
was hailed as a masterpiece of realistic fiction and as the most
evocative portrayal of the opulent desolation of the American
suburbs. It's the story of Frank and April Wheeler, a bright,
beautiful, and talented couple who have lived on the assumption
that greatness is only just around the corner. With heartbreaking
compassion and remorseless clarity, Richard Yates shows how Frank
and April mortgage their spiritual birthright, betraying not only
each other, but their best selves.
Of all the great cycling champions, Jacques Anquetil - the first
man to win the Tour de France five times - remains the most
mysterious. A prodigy, he burst upon the racing scene at the age of
18, defeating the world's best in the Grand Prix des Nations. From
that moment on, insists Pierre Chany, 'he no longer belonged to
himself'. Yet, perhaps more than any of cycling's legends, he
managed to protect his private life from public gaze. Outwardly
confident, and yet profoundly shy; rational and calculating, and
yet superstitious and haunted by fear of death, Anquetil was an
enigma. He defied the conventional picture of a racing cyclist:
elegant on or off the bicycle, winning seemed to come too
effortlessly; and he was too fond of the good life that his
successes enabled him to enjoy. The French public did not really
know what to make of him. 'His courage defied imagination, but
nobody noticed because his style was so perfect,' said his manager,
Raphael Geminiani. His domination of the 1961 Tour de France, which
he led from first day to last, earned him the title 'Master
Jacques', but was greeted by boos and whistles. It was only as he
neared retirement that Anquetil finally received the acclaim his
achievements deserved. In this, the first full-length English book
about Jacques Anquetil, Richard Yates explores the enigma of this
great French rider. Richard Yates is an English cycling historian
who has lived for many years in France; he is the author of several
books about French cycling.
In Young Hearts Crying, Yates movingly portrays a man and a woman
from their courtship and marriage in the 1950s to their divorce in
the 70s, chronicling their heartbreaking attempts to reach their
highest ambitions. Michael Davenport dreams of being a poet after
returning home from World War II Europe, and at first he and his
new wife Lucy enjoy their life together. But as the decades pass
and the success of others creates an oppressive fear of failure in
both Michael and Lucy, their once bright future gives way to a life
of adultery and isolation. With empathy and grace, Yates creates a
poignant novel of the desires and disasters of a tragic, hopeful
couple.
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.
Three classic works--including the virtuosic "Revolutionary
Road, "soon to be a major motion picture--that exemplify the
remarkable gifts of this great American master.
Richard Yates's first novel, "Revolutionary Road "is the
unforgettable portrait of a marriage built on dreams that
tragically never come to fruition. In "The Easter Parade, "he tells
the story of two sisters whose parents' divorce overshadows their
entire lives. And in the stories in "Eleven Kinds of Loneliness,
"we witness men and women striving for better lives amid
discouragement and disillusion.
(Book Jacket Status: Jacketed)
Hailed as a masterpiece from its first publication, Revolutionary
Road is the story of Frank and April Wheeler, a bright young couple
who are bored by the banalities of suburban life and long to be
extraordinary. With heartbreaking compassion and clarity, Richard
Yates shows how Frank and April's decision to change their lives
for the better leads to betrayal and tragedy.
In this classic novel Richard Yates, hailed as a preeminent
chronicler of the American condition and author of the acclaimed
"Revolutionary Road, " weaves a masterful, unflinching tale of two
families brought together by chance, desperation, and desire.
Evan Shepard was born with good looks, bad luck, and a love for the
open ro But it was on one such drive, with his father from rural
Long Island into lower Manhattan, that Evan's life would be changed
forever. When their car breaks down on a Greenwich Village street,
Evan's father presses a random doorbell, looking for a telephone.
Within hours, two families--sharing equally complex and addled
histories--will come together. There will be flirtation. There will
be a marriage. There will be a child, a new home... But as Evan
moves further into the uncharted land of manhood, as the women and
men around him come into focus, he faces roads not taken and a
journey not made--in Richard Yates' haunting exploration of human
restlessness, family secrets, and a future shaped by them both.
William Grove is a nervous teenager trying to fit in at his new
boarding school. Jack Draper is a teacher whose wife is cheating on
him with one of his colleagues. Edith Stone is the daughter of the
English master who falls in love with the most popular boy in
school. Their stories twine together in the claustrophobic confines
of the small community of Dorset Academy. And them comes Pearl
Harbor and suddenly they are faced with larger issues than the
day-to-day problems and politics of school life.
Robert Prentice is 18. His mother Alice Prentice is 53. Both are
damaged souls: Robert by war, Alice by thwarted dreams of
prosperity.
When the Shepards' car breaks down in pre-War New York City, a
chain of events is set in motion that will transform the lives of
the beautiful but stupid Evan Shepard, his doomed lover Rachel, and
both their families. Fated to play out the mistakes of their
parents, Evan and Rachel quickly discover the betrayal behind the
dream, and desperately try every avenue of escape, only to find
that all paths lead back to the small Long Island coastal town of
Cold Spring Harbor, and to each other. But if there is no better
chronicler than Yates of the quiet tragedy of thwarted suburban
lives, Cold Spring Harbor is a testament to the absolute necessity
of dreaming; for Yates's protagonists, hope may be all there is.
Even as little girls, Sarah and Emily are very different from each
other. Emily looks up to her wiser and more stable older sister and
is jealous of her relationship with their absent father, and later
her seemingly golden marriage. The path she chooses for herself is
less safe and conventional and her love affairs never really
satisfy her. Although the bond between them endures, gradually the
distance between the two women grows, until a tragic event throws
their relationship into focus one last time.
With a new introduction by Richard Ford
"A deft, ironic, beautiful novel that deserves to be a classic." --William Styron
From the moment of its publication in 1961, Revolutionary Road was hailed as a masterpiece of realistic fiction and as the most evocative portrayal of the opulent desolation of the American suburbs. It's the story of Frank and April Wheeler, a bright, beautiful, and talented couple who have lived on the assumption that greatness is only just around the corner. With heartbreaking compassion and remorseless clarity, Richard Yates shows how Frank and April mortgage their spiritual birthright, betraying not only each other, but their best selves.
In his introduction to this edition, novelist Richard Ford pays homage to the lasting influence and enduring power of Revolutionary Road.
The stories in Liars in Love are concerned with troubled relations
and the elusive nature of truth. 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.
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artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe
this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections,
have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing
commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We
appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the
preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book.
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