Disturbing the Peace - by Richard Yates (Paperback)
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Highlights
- Hailed as "America's finest realistic novelist" by the Boston Globe, Richard Yates, author of Revolutionary Road, garnered rare critical acclaim for his bracing, unsentimental portraits of middle-class American life.
- About the Author: 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).
- 288 Pages
- Fiction + Literature Genres, Literary
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About the Book
"A Delta/Seymour Lawrence book"--T.p. verso.Book Synopsis
Hailed as "America's finest realistic novelist" by the Boston Globe, Richard Yates, author of Revolutionary Road, garnered rare critical acclaim for his bracing, unsentimental portraits of middle-class American life. Disturbing the Peace is no exception. Haunting, troubling, and mesmerizing, it shines a brilliant, unwavering light into the darkest recesses of a man's psyche. To 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.
Review Quotes
"One of the handful of American novelists...who can be said to have a 'vision of life.' " --New York Times Book Review "Richard Yates is among the very truest of American writers. Each of his novels and each story unfalteringly traces our destinies and rescues us from the lost. He sees eye-to-eye with every one of us." --Gina Berriault "Yates' strongest novel since Revolutionary Road." --Kirkus Reviews
About the Author
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.Dimensions (Overall): 8.21 Inches (H) x 5.31 Inches (W) x .61 Inches (D)
Weight: .48 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 288
Genre: Fiction + Literature Genres
Sub-Genre: Literary
Publisher: Delta
Format: Paperback
Author: Richard Yates
Language: English
Street Date: April 1, 1984
TCIN: 94313254
UPC: 9780385293327
Item Number (DPCI): 247-17-1098
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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