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Richard Yates : A Novel by Lin, Tao is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.

What is Richard Yates : A Novel about?

In a startling change of direction, cult favourite Tao Lin presents a dark and brooding tale of illicit love that is his most sophisticated and mesmerising yet. "Lin captures certain qualities of contemporary life better than many writers in part because he dispenses with so much that is expected of current fiction." - David Haglund, The London Review of BooksRichard Yates is named after real-life writer Richard Yates, but it has nothing to do with him. Instead, it tracks the rise and fall of an illicit affair between a very young writer and his even younger - in fact, under-aged - lover. As the writer seeks to balance work and love, his young lover becomes ever more self-destructive in a play for his undivided attention. Lin's trademark minimalism takes on a new sharp-edged suspense here, zeroing in on a lacerating narrative."[Lin's] lean and often maniacal sentences propel the work forward with a slanted momentum. What first seems like a stock tale of romance gone sour evolves into a parable about the fickleness of human desire and the futility of detachment when it comes to love." - Time Out New York

Who reads Richard Yates : A Novel?

Author

Lin, Tao

Publisher

Melville House Publishing; Melville House

Published

2010

Language

EN

ISBN

9781935554820

Category

work of fiction

Subjects

Fiction, Short Stories, Psychology

Rating

3.34 / 5 (3,008 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14