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Richard Yates

Novelist, short story writer (1926-1992) · United States · On the map · Writers · Died at 66

Richard Walden Yates was an American fiction writer identified with the mid-century "Age of Anxiety." His first novel, Revolutionary Road, was a finalist for the 1962 National Book Award, while his first short story collection, Eleven Kinds of Loneliness, brought comparisons to James Joyce.

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Guggenheim Fellowship

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Critical acclaim for his writing, however, was not reflected in commercial success during his lifetime.

Country
United States
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1926 to 1992 · aged 66

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