by Richard Yates
A mesmerising collection of stories from the superb Richard Yates
Eleven Kinds of Loneliness
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Description
First published in 1962, a year after Revolutionary Road, this sublime collection of stories seems even more powerful today. Out of the lives of Manhattan office workers, a cab driver seeking immortality, frustrated would-be novelists, suburban men and their yearning, neglected women, Richard Yates creates a haunting mosaic of the 1950s, the era when the American dream was finally coming true – and just beginning to ring a little hollow.
A collection of stories of the lives of Manhattan office workers, a cab driver seeking immortality, frustrated would-be novelists, suburban men and their yearning, neglected women in the 1950s, the era when the American dream was finally coming true – and just beginning to ring a little hollow.
Additional information
| Book Condition | New |
|---|---|
| Cover | Paperback |
| Size | Length: 240 pages |
| Genre | Classics, Fiction, Short Stories |
| Book Series | Vintage Classics |
| Published | 2008 by Vintage Classics / First published January 1, 1962 |
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