A Tragic Honesty: The Life and Work of Richard Yates
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A Tragic Honesty: The Life and Work of Richard Yates is a comprehensive literary biography by Blake Bailey that examines the troubled life, career, and enduring legacy of American novelist Richard Yates.
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| A Tragic Honesty: The Life and Work of Richard Yates canonical | 2 |
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| instanceOf |
book
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literary biography ⓘ |
| author | Blake Bailey ⓘ |
| awarded |
National Book Critics Circle Award for Biography (finalist)
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surface form:
National Book Critics Circle Award finalist
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| basedOn |
archival research
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interviews with colleagues of Richard Yates ⓘ interviews with friends and family of Richard Yates ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| criticalReception |
helped revive interest in Richard Yates
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widely praised by literary critics ⓘ |
| depicts |
Yates’s financial difficulties
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Yates’s relationships and marriages ⓘ postwar American literary scene ⓘ teaching positions held by Richard Yates ⓘ |
| examines |
alcoholism of Richard Yates
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critical reception of Richard Yates ⓘ literary career of Richard Yates ⓘ mental health problems of Richard Yates ⓘ personal struggles of Richard Yates ⓘ teaching career of Richard Yates ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
legacy of Richard Yates
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life of Richard Yates ⓘ work of Richard Yates ⓘ |
| genre |
biography
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non-fiction ⓘ |
| hasFormat |
ebook
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hardcover ⓘ paperback ⓘ |
| includes |
analysis of Richard Yates’s major novels
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analysis of Richard Yates’s short stories ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
readers interested in American literature
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scholars of 20th-century American fiction ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| marketedAs | definitive biography of Richard Yates ⓘ |
| notableAspect |
detailed account of the writing of Revolutionary Road
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portrayal of mid-20th-century American literary culture ⓘ |
| pageCountApprox | 600 ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 2003 ⓘ |
| publisher |
Henry Holt and Company
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Picador ⓘ |
| settingTimeCovered | 1920s to 1990s ⓘ |
| structure | chronological narrative ⓘ |
| subject | Richard Yates ⓘ |
| titleRefersTo | Yates’s uncompromising honesty in life and art ⓘ |
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