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Revolutionary Road
Richard Yates
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Description for Revolutionary Road
Paperback. Presents the story of Frank and April Wheeler, a bright, beautiful, and talented couple whose empty suburban life is held together by the dream that greatness is only just round the corner. This title shows how Frank and April mortgage their hopes and ideals, betraying in the end not only each other, but their own best selves. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 23. Weight in Grams: 256. Clean copy in good condition
Hailed as a masterpiece from the moment of 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.
Hailed as a masterpiece from the moment of 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.
Product Details
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Number of Pages
352
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780099518785
SKU
KIN0005134
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-1
About Richard Yates
Richard Yates was born in 1926 in New York and lived in California. His prize-winning stories began to appear in 1953 and his first novel, Revolutionary Road, was nominated for the National Book Award in 1961. He is the author of eight other works, including the novels A Good School, The Easter Parade, and Disturbing the Peace, and two collections ... Read more
Reviews for Revolutionary Road
"One of the greatest American novelists of the twentieth century"
Sunday Telegraph
"Here is more than fine writing; here is what, added to fine writing, makes a book come immediately, intensely and brilliantly alive...a masterpiece"
Tennesse Williams "The Great Gatsby of my time... One of the best books by a member of my generation"
Kurt Vonnegut ... Read more
Sunday Telegraph
"Here is more than fine writing; here is what, added to fine writing, makes a book come immediately, intensely and brilliantly alive...a masterpiece"
Tennesse Williams "The Great Gatsby of my time... One of the best books by a member of my generation"
Kurt Vonnegut ... Read more