Richard Yates (novelist)

Richard Yates (February 3, 1926 – November 7, 1992) was an American fiction writer, identified with the mid-century ‘Age of Anxiety’. His first novel, Revolutionary Road, was a finalist for the 1962 National Book Award, followed by his first short-story collection, Eleven Kinds of Loneliness, which brought comparisons to James Joyce. But his critical acclaim was not reflected in commercial success during his lifetime, though interest has revived somewhat since his death, with the 2008 film Revolutionary Road, starring Kate Winslet, nominated for an Academy Award.