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<p> <b>Blake Bailey's <i> A Tragic Honesty</i> is the first biography of acclaimed American novelist and story writer Richard Yates</b> <br> Celebrated in his prime, forgotten in his final years, only to be championed anew by our greatest contemporary authors, Richard Yates has always exposed readers to the unsettling hypocrisies of our modern age. Classic novels such as <i> Revolutionary Road</i> and <i>The Easter Parade</i> are incomparable chronicles of the quiet and not-so-quiet desperation
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- Author
- Blake Bailey
- Publisher
- Picador
- Published
- 2013
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9781466848856
- Category
- biography
- Subjects
- Literary Fiction, Memoir, Biography
- Rating
- 4.45 / 5 (368 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-13
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