{"title":"Richard Yates","description":"A native New Yorker, Richard Yates was born in 1926; his first novel, Revolutionary Road, was a finalist for the National Book Award (in the same year as The Moviegoer and Catch-22). Much admired by peers, he was known during his lifetime as the foremost fiction writer of the post-war \"age of anxiety.\" He published his last novel in 1986, and died in 1992.","products":[{"product_id":"cold-spring-harbor-paperback","title":"Cold Spring Harbor - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn this classic novel Richard Yates, hailed as a preeminent chronicler of the American condition and author of the acclaimed \u003ci\u003eRevolutionary Road, \u003c\/i\u003e weaves a masterful, unflinching tale of two families brought together by chance, desperation, and desire. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEvan 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.","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50102243393759,"sku":"9780385295963","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/amDozzv_z39780385295963.webp?v=1781079207"},{"product_id":"disturbing-the-peace-paperback","title":"Disturbing the Peace - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eHailed as \"America's finest realistic novelist\" by the \u003ci\u003eBoston Globe, \u003c\/i\u003eRichard Yates, author of \u003ci\u003eRevolutionary Road, \u003c\/i\u003e garnered rare critical acclaim for his bracing, unsentimental portraits of middle-class American life\u003ci\u003e.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eDisturbing the Peace\u003c\/i\u003e is no exception. Haunting, troubling, and mesmerizing, it shines a brilliant, unwavering light into the darkest recesses of a man's psyche. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTo all appearances, John Wilder has all the trappings of success, circa 1960: a promising career in advertising, a loving family, a beautiful apartment, even a country home. John's evenings are spent with associates at quiet Manhattan lounges and his weekends with friends at glittering cocktail parties. But something deep within this seemingly perfect life has long since gone wrong. Something has disturbed John's fragile peace, and he can no longer find solace in fleeting affairs or alcohol. The anger, the drinking, and the recklessness are building to a crescendo--and they're about to take down John's career and his family. What happens next will send John on a long, strange journey--at once tragic and inevitable.","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50103753867487,"sku":"9780385293327","price":19.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/9aceKVLzmT9780385293327.webp?v=1781097566"}],"url":"https:\/\/blackandbarhe.com\/collections\/richard-yates.oembed","provider":"Black \u0026 Barhe Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}