A Tragic Honesty: The Life and Work of Richard Yates

Blake Bailey's definitive biography pulls back the curtain on Richard Yates, the writer's writer who gave us Revolutionary Road and a lifetime of unflinching, heartbreaking prose. This is an intimate portrait of mid-century American literature's most tragic figure—a man who wrote with devastating honesty about suburban despair and never quite got his due. Perfect for anyone fascinated by the cost of artistic integrity, or readers who want to understand the brilliant, troubled mind behind some of America's most quietly devastating fiction.