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A Tragic Honesty: The Life and Work of Richard Yates
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A Tragic Honesty: The Life and Work of Richard Yates Trade paperback - 2004

by Blake Bailey

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Picador, May 2004. Trade Paperback. VG. used trade paperback edition. lightly shelfworn, corners perhaps slightly bumped. pages and binding are clean, straight and tight. there are no marks to the text or other serious flaws.
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Details

  • Title A Tragic Honesty: The Life and Work of Richard Yates
  • Author Blake Bailey
  • Binding Trade Paperback
  • Edition Reprint
  • Condition Used - VG
  • Pages 688
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Picador, New York
  • Date May 2004
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Bibliography, Illustrated, Index, Table of Contents
  • Bookseller's Inventory # 1369850
  • ISBN 9780312423759 / 0312423756
  • Weight 1.22 lbs (0.55 kg)
  • Dimensions 8.29 x 5.42 x 1.19 in (21.06 x 13.77 x 3.02 cm)
  • Themes
    • Chronological Period: 20th Century
    • Sex & Gender: Feminine
  • Library of Congress subjects Authors, American - 20th century, Yates, Richard
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2002042525
  • Dewey Decimal Code B

First line

If the prerequisite of any great writer's life is an unhappy childhood, then Richard Yates was especially blessed.

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Citations

  • New York Times, 05/23/2004, Page 24

About the author

Blake Bailey is the author of acclaimed biographies of John Cheever, Richard Yates, and Philip Roth. He has written for a number of magazines, newspapers, and scholarly publications. He lives in Waldo, Florida, with his wife Mary.

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