Richard Yates Up Close

Martin Naparsteck has published two novels, a collection of short stories, and a book of writing advice. He writes fulltime and lives in Rochester, New York.

• Table of ContentsAcknowledgments      Preface      Introduction: Appreciating Richard Yates      1. The Autobiographical Nature of Yates’s Fiction      ORDER OF OCCURRENCE      RICHARD YATES: A NONFICTION BIOGRAPHY      2. The Inevitability of Unhappiness: Revolutionary Road      YATES AND HOLLYWOOD      3. The Lies of Richard Yates: Eleven Kinds of Loneliness      4. War Interrupted: A Special Providence      RETHINKING A NEAR CLASSIC      5. The Depths of Transition: Disturbing the Peace      AT THE CROSSROADS WITH DICK YATES      6. The Possibilities of Redemption: The Easter Parade      YATES AND HOMOSEXUALITY      7. Static and Memory: A Good School      THE PERFECT GAME      8. Cruelty and Optimism: Liars in Love      9. The Artist Ages: Young Hearts Crying      THE CRITIC      10. Hope for the Youngest: Cold Spring Harbor      UNCERTAIN TIMES      11. The Collected Stories      THE UNCOLLECTED STORIES      12. Rethinking Richard Yates      Appendix 1: Lie Down in Darkness      Appendix 2: Alternative Yates      Appendix 3: “The World on Fire”      Chapter Notes      Bibliography      Index