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Revolutionary Road

By Richard Yates

By Richard Yates

By Richard Yates

By Richard Yates

By Richard Yates
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By Richard Yates
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Part of Vintage Contemporaries

Paperback $16.95

Apr 25, 2000 | ISBN 9780375708442

Ebook $13.99

Jul 08, 2008 | ISBN 9780307456274

Audiobook Download $20.00

Nov 25, 2008 | 684 Minutes

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    About Revolutionary Road

    Hailed as a masterpiece of realistic fiction and as the most evocative portrayal of the opulent desolation of the American suburbs since it’s publication in 1961, Revolutionary Road is the story of Frank and April Wheeler, a bright, beautiful, and talented couple who have lived on the assumption that greatness is only just around the corner. With heartbreaking compassion and remorseless clarity, Richard Yates shows how Frank and April mortgage their spiritual birthright, betraying not only each other, but their best selves.

    In his introduction to this edition, novelist Richard Ford pays homage to the lasting influence and enduring power of Revolutionary Road.

    About Revolutionary Road

    In the hopeful 1950s, Frank and April Wheeler appear to be a model couple: bright, beautiful, talented, with two young children and a starter home in the suburbs. Perhaps they married too young and started a family too early. Maybe Frank’s job is dull. And April never saw herself as a housewife. Yet they have always lived on the assumption that greatness is only just around the corner. But now that certainty is about to crumble.With heartbreaking compassion and remorseless clarity, Richard Yates shows how Frank and April mortgage their spiritual birthright, betraying not only each other, but their best selves.

    About Revolutionary Road

    Hailed as a masterpiece of realistic fiction and as the most evocative portrayal of the opulent desolation of the American suburbs since it’s publication in 1961, Revolutionary Road is the story of Frank and April Wheeler, a bright, beautiful, and talented couple who have lived on the assumption that greatness is only just around the corner. With heartbreaking compassion and remorseless clarity, Richard Yates shows how Frank and April mortgage their spiritual birthright, betraying not only each other, but their best selves.

    In his introduction to this edition, novelist Richard Ford pays homage to the lasting influence and enduring power of Revolutionary Road.

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    A Special Providence
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    Cold Spring Harbor
    Disturbing the Peace
    See all books by Richard Yates

    Also by Richard Yates

    A Special Providence
    Young Hearts Crying
    Revolutionary Road, The Easter Parade, Eleven Kinds of Loneliness
    Cold Spring Harbor
    Disturbing the Peace
    See all books by Richard Yates

    About Richard Yates

    A native New Yorker, Richard Yates was born in 1926; his first novel, Revolutionary Road, was a finalist for the National Book Award (in the same year as The Moviegoer and Catch-22). Much admired by peers, he was known during his lifetime as the… More about Richard Yates

    About Richard Yates

    A native New Yorker, Richard Yates was born in 1926; his first novel, Revolutionary Road, was a finalist for the National Book Award (in the same year as The Moviegoer and Catch-22). Much admired by peers, he was known during his lifetime as the… More about Richard Yates

    About Richard Yates

    A native New Yorker, Richard Yates was born in 1926; his first novel, Revolutionary Road, was a finalist for the National Book Award (in the same year as The Moviegoer and Catch-22). Much admired by peers, he was known during his lifetime as the… More about Richard Yates

    Product Details

    Category: Historical Romance | Historical Fiction

    Paperback | $16.95
    Published by Vintage
    Apr 25, 2000 | 368 Pages | 5-3/16 x 8 | ISBN 9780375708442

    Category: Historical Romance | Historical Fiction

    Ebook | $13.99
    Published by Vintage
    Jul 08, 2008 | 368 Pages | ISBN 9780307456274

    Category: Historical Romance | Historical Fiction | Audiobooks

    Audiobook Download | $20.00
    Published by Random House Audio
    Nov 25, 2008 | 684 Minutes | ISBN 9780739359389

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    "The Great Gatsby of my time…one of the best books by a member of my generation." —Kurt Vonnegut"Beautifully crafted…a remarkable and deeply troubling book." —Michiko Kakutani, The New York Times

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